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QUARTER-VINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section
Synonyms:
Bignonia capreolata; cross vine; quarter-vine; quartervine; trumpet flower
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("quarter-vine" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Holonyms ("quarter-vine" is a member of...):
Bignonia; genus Bignonia (one species: cross vine)