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QUARTERVINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does quartervine mean?
• QUARTERVINE (noun)
The noun QUARTERVINE has 1 sense:
1. woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section
Familiarity information: QUARTERVINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("quartervine" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Holonyms ("quartervine" is a member of...):
Bignonia; genus Bignonia (one species: cross vine)
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