Pandorea

noun

Pan·​do·​rea

-rēə

: a genus of tropical Old World woody vines (family Bignoniaceae) having evergreen compound leaves and white or pink paniculate flowers see bower plant, wonga-wonga

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, probably from Latin Pandora, mythological first woman

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