Bignonia
a genus of plants (that of the trumpet flowers), constituting the typical one of the order bignoniaceæ or bignoniads. It has four perfect stamina, two long and two short. The species, which are numerous, are nearly all of an ornamental character, owing to their fine, large, trumpet-like, monopetalous corollas, colored red, blue, yellow, or white. They are trees or shrubs, in the latter case often climbing; found in, or sometimes even beyond, the tropics of both hemispheres, and constituting a feature in the flora of the regions which BIG HORN India they inhabit. Many are from the warmer parts of this country. also has various species.
BIGNONIACEÆ, an order of plants, ranked by Dr. Lindley as the type of his bignonial alliance. The bignoniads are trees or shrubs, as a rule climbing.
BIG SANDY CREEK They are highly ornamental plants from the tropics of both hemispheres.
BIG SANDY CREEK. (1) A river of Colorado that flows into the Arkansas, 200 miles long. (2) A river of Indiana, that flows into the Ohio.