trumpet flower
noun
any of various plants with pendent flowers shaped like a trumpet.
the flower of any of these plants.
Origin of trumpet flower
An Americanism dating back to 1720–30
Words nearby trumpet flower
trumped-up,
trumpeldor,
trumpery,
trumpet,
trumpet creeper,
trumpet flower,
trumpet honeysuckle,
trumpet leg,
trumpet marine,
trumpet vine,
trumpet-leaf
Example sentences from the Web for trumpet flower
There are clumps of scrubby oak completely covered with scarlet honeysuckle and trumpet-flower.
A low portico, overgrown with woodbine and trumpet-flower, ran along the front.
The Story Of Kennett |Bayard TaylorCornucopias of the trumpet-flower flared vividly, and here and there he caught a glimpse of a chinked log-cabin.
The Code of the Mountains |Charles Neville Buck
British Dictionary definitions for trumpet flower
trumpet flower
noun
any of various plants having trumpet-shaped flowers
the flower of any of these plants