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CROSS VINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cross vine mean? 

CROSS VINE (noun)
  The noun CROSS VINE has 1 sense:

1. woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse sectionplay

  Familiarity information: CROSS VINE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CROSS VINE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Bignonia capreolata; cross vine; quarter-vine; quartervine; trumpet flower

Hypernyms ("cross vine" is a kind of...):

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Holonyms ("cross vine" is a member of...):

Bignonia; genus Bignonia (one species: cross vine)


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