catalpa
See also: Catalpa
English
Pronunciation
Etymology
- A variant of catawba that originated when Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, the describing botanist, incorrectly transcribed the name.
- Sometimes alternatively said to derive from a (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Creek word like katałpa.
Noun
catalpa (plural catalpas)
- Any tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family Bignoniaceae. The two North American species, the southern catalpa, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., and the northern catalpa, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. — along with the yellow catalpa, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., 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.
Derived terms
Translations
any tree of the genus Catalpa
Italian
Noun
catalpa f (plural catalpe)