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CATALPAS
Noun
catalpas
plural of catalpa
Source: Wiktionary
CATALPA
Ca*tal"pa, n. Etym: [From the language of the Indians of Carolina, where Catesby discovered this tree in the year 1726.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of American and East Indian trees, of which the best know species are the Catalpa bignonioides, a large, ornamental North American tree, with spotted white flowers and long cylindrical pods, and the C. speciosa, of the Mississipi valley; -- called also Indian bean.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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