Cross Vine (Noun)
Meaning
Woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The crossvine is often used as an ornamental vine in southern gardens due to its showy trumpet-shaped flowers and semi-evergreen foliage.
- The unique crossvine stem pattern is often used as a teaching tool in botany classes to illustrate plant anatomy.
- A crossvine covered the arbor, its bright orange flowers shining like a beacon in the warm sunlight.
- As a result of its rapid growth, crossvine is often used for ground cover or erosion control in woodland landscapes.
- The cross-section view of a crossvine stem revealed the striking cross pattern that gives the vine its name.