trumpet flower

noun

1

: any of various plants (such as a trumpet vine or a datura) with trumpet-shaped flowers

2

: the flower of a trumpet flower

Examples of trumpet flower in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This variety has dusky or grayish-black foliage whose trumpet flowers show off petals ranging from salmon to orange-red to an occasional yellow with orange markings. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026

Big, bold, colorful flowers were favored for hosting in the 1970s, including chrysanthemums, poppies, daisies, and trumpet flowers. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2025

Walls of hot pink bougainvillea, white and purple trumpet flowers. — Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023

Tiffany Haddish’s property in central Los Angeles offers trumpet flower and thyme; Savannah and LeBron James’s honey comes from Chinese elm, eucalyptus, and native wildflowers; while Will Ferrell’s Laurel Canyon bees sipped acacia and oak. — Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 18 Nov. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1731, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for trumpet flower

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