Tabebuia

noun
Tab·​e·​bu·​ia | \ ˌtabēˈbüyə\

Definition of Tabebuia

: a large genus of tropical American shrubs and trees (family Bignoniaceae) having the calyx at first closed and differing from Tecoma chiefly in having digitate instead of pinnate leaves

History and Etymology for Tabebuia

New Latin, from Tupi tabebuya, a tree, from tacyba ant + bebuya wood

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