About The Word Catalpa
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Catalpa
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What's The Definition Of Catalpa?
[n] tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods
Synonyms | Synonyms for Catalpa: Indian bean Related Terms | Find terms related to Catalpa: See Also | bean tree | Catalpa bignioides | Catalpa speciosa | genus Catalpa Catalpa In Webster's Dictionary \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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