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Pandorea

noun
Pan·do·rea | \-rēə\

Definition of Pandorea 

: a genus of tropical Old World woody vines (family Bignoniaceae) having evergreen compound leaves and white or pink paniculate flowers — see bower plant, wonga-wonga

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History and Etymology for Pandorea

New Latin, probably from Latin Pandora, mythological first woman

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