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Definitions for Catalpa
[1] any of several trees constituting the genus Catalpa, of the bignonia family, especially C. speciosa, of the central U.S., or C. bignonioides, of the southern U.S., having opposite, sometimes whorled leaves, clusters of white flowers, and long, beanlike seed pods.
[2] any bignoniaceous tree of the genus Catalpa of North America and Asia, having large leaves, bell-shaped whitish flowers, and long slender pods
Words nearby Catalpa
cataloger, catalogue, catalogue raisonné, catalonia, catalonian, catalpa, catalufa, catalyse, catalysis, catalyst, catalytic
Origin of Catalpa
1720–30, Americanism ; (< New Latin ) < Creek katałpa, equivalent to ka-, combining form of iká head + tałpa wing (apparently so called from the shape of the flower)
Word origin for Catalpa
C18: New Latin, from Carolina Creek kutuhlpa, literally: winged head, referring to the appearance of the flowers