Meaning of CATALPA
| Pronunciation: | | ku'talpu
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| | Definition: | | [n] tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods |
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| | Synonyms: | | Indian bean |
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| | See Also: | | bean tree, Catalpa bignioides, Catalpa speciosa, genus Catalpa | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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}.
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