catalpa

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈtælpə/ (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈtælpə/, /kəˈtɔlpə/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /kəˈtælpə/, /kəˈtɑlpə/ Rhymes: -ælpə, -ɔːlpə === Noun === catalpa (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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === catalpa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “catalpa”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Catalan == === Etymology === From the genus name. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kəˈtal.pə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [kaˈtal.pa] === Noun === catalpa f (plural catalpes) catalpa === Further reading === “catalpa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Noun === catalpa f (plural catalpas) catalpa === Further reading === “catalpa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈtal.pa/ Rhymes: -alpa Hyphenation: ca‧tàl‧pa === Noun === catalpa f (plural catalpe) catalpa === Anagrams === placata