01 n. A genus of American and East Indian trees, of which the best known species are the Catalpa bignonioides, a large, ornamental North American…
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A genus of American and East Indian trees, of which the best known species are the Catalpa bignonioides, a large, ornamental North American tree, with spotted white flowers and long cylindrical pods, and the Catalpa speciosa, of the Mississipi valley; -- called also Indian bean.(Bot.) Also: Indian bean