Meanings
nouncatalpa (plural catalpas)
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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nountree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods
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Origin
- Creekkvtvrpv
- Englishcatalpa
* 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.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan catalpa
- catalpaany tree of the genus Catalpa
French catalpa
- catalpaany tree of the genus Catalpa
German Trompetenbaum
- Trompetenbaumany tree of the genus Catalpa
Hungarian szivarfa
- szivarfaany tree of the genus Catalpa
Korean 개오동
- 개오동 (gae'odong)any tree of the genus Catalpa
Portuguese catalpa
- catalpaany tree of the genus Catalpa
Russian катальпа
- катальпа (katalʹpa)any tree of the genus Catalpa
Turkish katalpa
- katalpaany tree of the genus Catalpa
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
catalpa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catalpa
MLA
“catalpa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catalpa. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catalpa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catalpa.
Source: catalpa on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.