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bauhinia

The definition of bauhinia is a type of plant that grows in tropical climates with colorful flowers and large, flat, two-part leaves.

(noun)

An example of a bauhinia is a tree species that grows in Florida and has large leaves.

See bauhinia in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

any of a genus (Bauhinia) of small tropical trees of the caesalpinia family having two-lobed leaves and large, flat, white or lavender flowers

See bauhinia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of various tropical or subtropical trees, shrubs, or woody vines of the genus Bauhinia in the pea family, having two-part or deeply cleft leaves and showy, variously colored flowers.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: , after Jean Bauhin (1541-1612)

Origin: and Gaspard Bauhin (1560-1624), Swiss botanists

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