catalpa
Any tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family BignoniaceaeAny tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family Bignoniaceae. The two North American species, the southern catalpa, Catalpa bignonioides, and the northern catalpa, Catalpa speciosa — along with the yellow catalpa, Catalpa ovata, from China — are often planted as ornamentals because of their showy flowers and decorative bean pods, though others regard the bean pods as a nuisance.
Meaning
1 sensesAny tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family Bignoniaceae. The two North American species, the southern catalpa, Catalpa bignonioides, and the northern catalpa, Catalpa speciosa — along with the yellow catalpa, Catalpa ovata, from China — are often planted as ornamentals because of their showy flowers and decorative bean pods, though others regard the bean pods as a nuisance.
Trompetenbaum
катальпаkatalʹpa
- tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods
Translations
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Origin
* A variant of catawba that originated when Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, the describing botan* A variant of catawba that originated when Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, the describing botanist, incorrectly transcribed the name.
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Forms
plural: catalpasSynonyms
1 synonyms- tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods:Indian bean