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QUARTER-VINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does quarter-vine mean?
• QUARTER-VINE (noun)
The noun QUARTER-VINE has 1 sense:
1. woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section
Familiarity information: QUARTER-VINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Bignonia capreolata; cross vine; quarter-vine; quartervine; trumpet flower
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)
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