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Definition of Catalpa
1. Noun. Tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods.
Exact synonyms: Indian Bean
Group relationships: Genus Catalpa
Specialized synonyms: Catalpa Bignioides, Catalpa Speciosa
Generic synonyms: Bean Tree
Group relationships: Genus Catalpa
Specialized synonyms: Catalpa Bignioides, Catalpa Speciosa
Generic synonyms: Bean Tree
Definition of Catalpa
1. n. A genus of American and East Indian trees, of which the best know species are the Catalpa bignonioides, a large, ornamental North American tree, with spotted white flowers and long cylindrical pods, and the C. speciosa, of the Mississipi valley; -- called also Indian bean.
Definition of Catalpa
1. a tree [n -S]