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Definition of glory bower

glory bower

Plural:glory bowers
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Any of various tropical and subtropical flowering shrubs, small trees, or twining vines of the genus Clerodendrum (family Lamiaceae), cultivated as ornamentals for their showy clusters of tubular, five-lobed blossoms in vibrant shades of red, white, or violet with long, protruding stamens and brightly colored persistent calyces.

Example

"The greenhouse trellis was draped with a blooming glory bower, its crimson flowers and snowy white bracts attracting tropical butterflies."

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• Nearby Words

gloriously
gloriousness
glory
glory bower
glory lily
glory of the snow
glorybush

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180019102020
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Glory bower. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/glory-bower
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