allamanda
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al·la·man·da
(ăl′ə-măn′də)n.
Any of several tropical American evergreen shrubs of the genus Allamanda, widely cultivated in warm regions for their showy yellow or purple trumpet-shaped flowers.
[New Latin Allamanda, genus name, after Jean Nicholas Sébastian Allamand (1713-1787), Swiss scientist.]
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Noun | 1. | allamanda - a plant of the genus Allamanda having large showy funnel-shaped flowers in terminal cymes genus Allamanda - genus of tropical American woody vines Allamanda cathartica, common allamanda, golden trumpet - vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
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