Antigonon

noun

An·​tig·​o·​non

anˈtigəˌnän

: a genus of tropical American tendril-climbing herbs (family Polygonaceae) having apetalous flowers with brightly colored petaloid sepals see coralvine

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek anti- similar to, like (from anti against, instead of, equivalent to) + -gonon, from polygonon knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare)

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