catalpa

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Among the trees you could not fail to notice the large-flowered magnolia (_Magnolia grandiflora_), the red mulberry (_Morus rubra_), the pale-green leaves of the catalpa, the tall tulip-tree (_liriodendron_), and the shining foliage of the orange In contrast with the brighter frondage of these were dark cone-shaped cedars, and spire-like forms of the yew.

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  1. noun Any of various, usually deciduous trees of the genus Catalpa, especially C. bignonioides or C. speciosa, native to the United States and having whorled, heart-shaped leaves, showy clusters of white flowers, and long, slender, cylindrical pods. Also called Indian bean.

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  1. Creek kataƚpa : ka-, head + taƚpa, wing (from the shape of its flowers).

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  1. The American Indian name in Carolina for the first species mentioned below.
 

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