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Definition of trumpet creeper

trumpet creeper

Plural:trumpet creepers
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• noun

1

A vigorous, deciduous woody climbing vine (Campsis radicans) in the family Bignoniaceae, native to the eastern and southern United States and cultivated for its terminal clusters of showy, trumpet-shaped orange to scarlet flowers that attract hummingbirds.

Example

"By midsummer, the old wooden trellis was covered in the bright orange blossoms of the trumpet creeper."

• Nearby Words

trummelbach
trump
trumpet
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trumpet vine
trumpeter
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Trumpet creeper. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/trumpet-creeper
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