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Definition of Bauhinia variegata
1. Noun. Small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark wood.
Group relationships: Bauhinia, Genus Bauhinia
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bauhinia Variegata
Literary usage of Bauhinia variegata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Vegetable Materia Medica of Western India by William Dymock (1885)
"A size made from the seeds is used as a dressing to country-made blankets.
Bauhinia variegata, Linn., Rheede Hort. Mai i., I. 32. The bark. Vernacular. ..."
2. The Materia medica of the Hindus: Compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works by Udoy Chand Dutt (1877)
"The bark of Bauhinia variegata is described as alterative, tonic, astringent and
useful in scrofula, skin diseases and ulcers. ..."
3. The Timber Trees, Timber and Fancy Woods, as Also, the Forests, of India and by Edward Balfour (1870)
"Anemone shrub, ENG., Bauhinia variegata, L. var. ... PANJ., Bauhinia variegata, L.
var. Ani gunda-mani. ТАМ., Adenanthera pavonina, L. Aui mulla, ТАМ ? ..."
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