allamanda

[al-uh-man-duh]

al·la·man·da

[al-uh-man-duh]
noun
any of several tropical American shrubs or woody vines belonging to the genus Allamanda, of the dogbane family, having showy yellow or purple flowers, and often used for ornamental plantings.

Origin:
1790–1800; < Neo-Latin, named after Jean-Nicolas-Sébastien Allamand (1713–87), Swiss naturalist; see -a2
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allamanda

noun
a plant of the genus Allamanda having large showy funnel-shaped flowers in terminal cymes 
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