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catalpa n. 梓,梓屬植物 梓,梓屬植物 catalpa n 1: tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods [ synonym: { catalpa}, { Indian bean}] Bignonia \ Big* no" ni* a\, prop. n. [ Named from the Abb[' e] Bignon.] 1. ( Bot.) A large genus of American, mostly tropical, climbing shrubs, having compound leaves and showy somewhat tubular flowers. { Bignonia capreolata} is the cross vine of the Southern United States. The trumpet creeper ( also called the trumpet vine), with large red tubular flowers, was formerly considered to be of this genus, but is now classified as { Campsis radicans}. [ 1913 Webster PJC] 2. any member of the family { Bignoniaceae}, including the { bignonia[ 1]}, { catalpa}, { trumpet creeper}, and { princess tree}. They typically have brightly colored tubular ( trumpet- shaped) flowers. [ PJC]
Catalpa \ 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 known species are the { Catalpa bignonioides}, a large, ornamental North American tree, with spotted white flowers and long cylindrical pods, and the { Catalpa speciosa}, of the Mississipi valley; -- called also { Indian bean}. [ 1913 Webster]
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