trumpet flower

noun

1
: any of various plants (such as a trumpet vine or a datura) with trumpet-shaped flowers
2
: the flower of a trumpet flower

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Walls of hot pink bougainvillea, white and purple trumpet flowers. Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023 Tiffany Haddish’s property in central Los Angeles offers trumpet flower and thyme; Savannah and LeBron James’s honey comes from Chinese elm, eucalyptus, and native wildflowers; while Will Ferrell’s Laurel Canyon bees sipped acacia and oak. Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 18 Nov. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1731, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of trumpet flower was circa 1731

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“Trumpet flower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trumpet%20flower. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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