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Brugmansia

Brugmansia

9.9
A plant with large, trumpet-shaped hanging flowers often called angel's trumpet
  • noun
  • /bruːɡˈmænziə/
  • Specialized
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  • Many gardeners prefer brugmansia for its large and fragrant flowers during the summer months.
  • Brugmansia blooms

Examples

  • The Brugmansia blooms beautifully in the summer.

  • The garden was filled with the fragrant blooms of Brugmansia every summer night.

  • Many horticulturists admire Brugmansia for its impressive trumpet-shaped flowers.

  • Some species of Brugmansia are highly toxic if ingested.

  • Look at that beautiful Brugmansia in the park!

  • The garden was vibrant with the beautiful, trumpet-shaped flowers of brugmansia in full bloom.

  • In tropical regions, brugmansia plants can grow quite tall, often reaching several feet in height.

Synonyms

angel's trumpet
vsBrugmansia
  • Specialized
9.9

A South American plant grown for gardens with large, fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers that are very poisonous if eaten

is the formal botanical genus name used by scientists

Compounds

Brugmansia arborea
  • Specialized
9.9

A South American shrub or small tree with large fragrant, trumpet-shaped flowers

Brugmansia sanguinea
  • Specialized
9.9

A South American shrub or small tree with large hanging orange-red flowers

Surface Forms

Brugmansia singular
Brugmansias plural

Etymology

Brugmansia is the scientific name for a group of South American plants and was named for a Dutch plant scientist called Brugmans. Their large, hanging flowers look like trumpets and are often called 'angel's trumpets', so Brugmansia now names those trumpet-shaped plants.