genus catalpa

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   a dicotyledonous genus of plants belonging to the family Bignoniaceae; has large flowers (white or mottled) and long terete pods

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofBignoniaceae

Questions about genus catalpa

What does genus catalpa mean?

genus catalpa means "a dicotyledonous genus of plants belonging to the family Bignoniaceae; has large flowers (white or mottled) and long terete pods".

Is genus catalpa a common word?

genus catalpa is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.