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ANGEL'S TRUMPET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does angel's trumpet mean? 

ANGEL'S TRUMPET (noun)
  The noun ANGEL'S TRUMPET has 2 senses:

1. South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowersplay

2. a South American plant that is cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowersplay

  Familiarity information: ANGEL'S TRUMPET used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANGEL'S TRUMPET (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

angel's trumpet; Brugmansia suaveolens; Datura suaveolens

Hypernyms ("angel's trumpet" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("angel's trumpet" is a member of...):

Brugmansia; genus Brugmansia (includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel's trumpets)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A South American plant that is cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

angel's trumpet; Brugmansia arborea; Datura arborea; maikoa

Hypernyms ("angel's trumpet" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("angel's trumpet" is a member of...):

Brugmansia; genus Brugmansia (includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel's trumpets)


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