catalpa
See also: Catalpa
English edit
Etymology edit
- A variant of catawba that originated when Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, the describing botanist, incorrectly transcribed the name.
- Sometimes alternatively said to derive from Creek kvtvrpv.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
catalpa (plural catalpas)
- Any tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family Bignoniaceae. The two North American species, the southern catalpa, Catalpa bignonioides, and the northern catalpa, Catalpa speciosa — along with the yellow catalpa, Catalpa ovata, 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 edit
- catalpic
- Chinese catalpa (Catalpa ovata)
- Haitian catalpa (Catalpa longissima)
- hardy catalpa (Catalpa speciosa)
- Manchurian catalpa (Catalpa bungei)
- northern catalpa (Catalpa speciosa)
- southern catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides)
- umbrella catalpa
- western catalpa (Catalpa speciosa)
- yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata)
Translations edit
any tree of the genus Catalpa
References edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From the genus name.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
catalpa f (plural catalpes)
Further reading edit
- “catalpa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French edit
Noun edit
catalpa f (plural catalpas)
Further reading edit
- “catalpa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
catalpa f (plural catalpe)