Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - bignonia

 noun  Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from J. P. Bignon died 1743 French royal librarian  Date: 1785 a woody evergreen vine (Bignonia capreolata of the family Bignoniaceae, the ~ family) of American and Japanese woody vines with compound leaves and tubular flowers BIGOT  noun  Etymology: French, hypocrite, ~  Date: 1660 a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance  • ~ed adjective  • ~edly adverb