trumpet-wood
- noun
- US
:
madera de trompeta
- The garden featured a rare trumpet-wood with its striking, broad leaves.
Examples
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The trumpet-wood tree thrives in tropical climates.
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Several birds were nesting in the high branches of the trumpet-wood tree.
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Scientists studied the hollow stems of the trumpet-wood for unique ecological adaptations.
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Many gardeners prefer trumpet-woods for their unique appearance.
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The garden featured a rare trumpet-wood with its striking, broad leaves.
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Several birds were nesting in the high branches of the trumpet-wood tree.
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Many gardeners prefer trumpet-wood for its unique appearance.
Synonyms
A tropical American tree with large leaves shaped like shields and hollow stems often used for simple instruments
A tropical American tree with large shield-shaped leaves and hollow stems that grows in open disturbed areas
A tropical tree from the Americas with large leaves and hollow stems often found in rainforests
A tropical tree with large round leaves and hollow stems that often grows in rainforests
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word trumpet-wood is a simple combination of trumpet and wood. Here trumpet suggests a 'horn' shape or hollow sound and wood means 'tree', so the name helps you remember a tropical tree with hollow, trumpet-like stems and large, broad leaves.
