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BAUHINIA VARIEGATA

Dictionary entry overview: What does Bauhinia variegata mean?

• BAUHINIA VARIEGATA (noun)
The noun BAUHINIA VARIEGATA has 1 sense:

1. small East Indian tree having orchidlike flowers and hard dark wood

Familiarity information: BAUHINIA VARIEGATA used as a noun is very rare.

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• BAUHINIA VARIEGATA (noun)

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Bauhinia variegata ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Small East Indian tree having orchidlike flowers and hard dark wood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Bauhinia variegata; mountain ebony; orchid tree

Hypernyms ("Bauhinia variegata" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Holonyms ("Bauhinia variegata" is a member of...):

Bauhinia; genus Bauhinia (mountain ebony, orchid tree)

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