noun
a genus of tropical American trees of the family Bignoniaceae; has a short trunk and crooked limbs and drooping branches
• Syn: ↑genus Crescentia
• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Bignoniaceae, ↑family Bignoniaceae
• Member Meronyms: ↑calabash, ↑calabash tree, ↑Crescentia cujete
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\\krə̇ˈsensh(ē)ə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Pietro Crescenzi (Petrus de Crescentiis) died 1310? Italian writer on agriculture + New Latin -ia
: a genus of tropical American trees (family Bignoniaceae) distinguished chiefly by short trunk, crooked limbs, often drooping branches, purplish blotched flowers, and large globose fruits — see calabash
Useful english dictionary. 2012.