trumpet tree

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English

Noun

trumpet tree (plural trumpet trees)

  1. Any of several trees with trumpet-shaped flowers:
    1. Several species of Cecropia, including:
      1. Cecropia obtusifolia
      2. Cecropia peltata
    2. Dolichandrone spathacea (mangrove trumpet tree)
    3. Any tree of genus Handroanthus
    4. Any tree of genus Tabebuia, including:
      1. Tabebuia aurea (Caribbean trumpet tree or silver trumpet tree), native to the South American mainland
      2. Tabebuia heterophylla (pink trumpet tree), native to Caribbean islands
      3. Tabebuia rosea (rosy trumpet tree)

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