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catalpa

Pronunciation: /kəˈtalpə/

Definition of catalpa

noun

  • a tree with large heart-shaped leaves, clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers, and slender bean-like seed pods, native to North America and eastern Asia and cultivated as an ornamental.
    • Genus Catalpa, family Bignoniaceae: several species, in particular the Indian bean tree

Origin:

from Creek

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Definition of catalpa in the US English dictionary