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Definition of trumpet vine

trumpet vine

Plural:trumpet vines
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A vigorous, deciduous woody climbing plant of the genus Campsis in the family Bignoniaceae (especially Campsis radicans, native to eastern North America), widely cultivated as an ornamental for its clusters of large, showy, orange-to-scarlet, trumpet-shaped blossoms that attract hummingbirds.

Example

"The bright orange blossoms of the trumpet vine climbed rapidly up the wooden trellis in the backyard."

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trump
trumpet
trumpet creeper
trumpet vine
trumpeter
trumpetfish
truncate

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