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Bignonia Chica
Chica Chi"ca, n. [Sp.] A red coloring matter. extracted from the Bignonia Chica, used by some tribes of South American Indians to stain the skin. 2. A fermented liquor or beer made in South American from a decoction of maize. 3. A popular Moorish, Spanish, and South American dance, said to be the original of the fandango, etc.
Bignonia leucoxylon
Whitewood White"wood`, n. The soft and easily-worked wood of the tulip tree (Liriodendron). It is much used in cabinetwork, carriage building, etc. Note: Several other kinds of light-colored wood are called whitewood in various countries, as the wood of Bignonia leucoxylon in the West Indies, of Pittosporum bicolor in Tasmania, etc. Whitewood bark. See the Note under Canella.
Bignoniaceous
Bignoniaceous Big*no`ni*a"ceous, a. (Bot.) Of pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the trumpet flower is an example.
Catalpa bignonioides
Catalpa Ca*tal"pa, n. [From the language of the Indians of Carolina, where Catesby discovered this tree in the year 1726.] (Bot.) A genus of American and East Indian trees, of which the best know species are the Catalpa bignonioides, a large, ornamental North American tree, with spotted white flowers and long cylindrical pods, and the C. speciosa, of the Mississipi valley; -- called also Indian bean.

Meaning of Bignon from wikipedia

- Bignon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Armand-Jérôme Bignon (1711–1772), French lawyer, royal librarian and conseiller d'État Jean-Paul...
- Jérôme Bignon (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁom biɲɔ̃]; 1589–1656) was a French lawyer born in Paris. His family originated from the western part of France...
- Louis Bignon (26 June 1816 – 18 May 1906) was a famous French chef whose Café Riche became the most fashionable in Paris. He was also a noted agriculturalist...
- 1719–1741: Jean-Paul Bignon 1741–1743: Jérôme Bignon de Blanzy [fr] 1743–1772: Armand-Jérôme Bignon 1770–1784: Jérôme-Frédéric Bignon [fr]; Grégoire Desaunays [fr]...
- The Bignon Commission (French: commission Bignon; 1693–1718) was a group directed by the French minister Colbert to examine the feasibility of compiling...
- Horton House (also known as Horton-duBignon House, Brewery Ruins, duBignon Cemetery) is a historic site on Riverview Drive in Jekyll Island, Georgia....
- Michel Bignon (2 January 1891 – 18 September 1926) was a French equestrian. He competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics. "Michel Bignon". Olympedia...
- The Abbé Jean-Paul Bignon, Cong.Orat. (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ pɔl biɲɔ̃]; 19 September 1662, Paris – 14 March 1743, Île Belle) was a French ecclesiastic...
- Édouard, Baron Bignon (3 January 1771 in La Mailleraye-sur-Seine – 6 January 1841) was a French diplomat and historian. Louis de Bignon was born at La...
- Le Bignon (French pronunciation: [lə biɲɔ̃] ; Gallo: Le Binyon, Breton: Ar Bignon) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Communes...