allamanda

noun

al·​la·​man·​da

ˌaləˈmandə

1

capitalized : a genus of tropical American woody vines (family Apocynaceae) having funnel-shaped flowers

2

plural -s : a plant of the genus Allamanda

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, after Jean N. S. Allamand †1787 Swiss naturalist and physicist

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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