bauhinia

American  

[baw-hin-ee-uh, boh-in-] / bɔˈhɪn i ə, boʊˈɪn- /

noun

1. any of numerous trees, shrubs, or vines of the genus Bauhinia, native to warm regions, having two-lobed leaves and showy, usually white, purple, or reddish flowers, widely planted in southern Florida.

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bauhinia British  

/ bɔːˈhɪnɪə, bəʊ- /

noun

1. any climbing or shrubby leguminous plant of the genus Bauhinia , of tropical and warm regions, widely cultivated for ornament

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Etymology

Origin of bauhinia

< New Latin (Linnaeus), named after the brothers Jean Bauhin (1541–1612) and Gaspard Bauhin (1560–1624), Swiss botanists; see -ia

Example Sentences

Each Chinese flag was flanked by two Hong Kong flags, depicting the city’s emblem: a white bauhinia blossom with a star on each petal.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2022

At 11 came south-east and by east over rich level land, grassed with herbage and wooded with box and bauhinia.

From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by Landsborough, William

At 2.40 came south-east and by east one and three-quarter miles over level, well-grassed, and thinly-wooded land, with the exception of a sandhill wooded with bauhinia.

From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by Landsborough, William

It consists of well-grassed, thinly-wooded flats, separated from each other by belts of Port Curtis sandalwood, bauhinia, and other small trees, and at other places by low ridges with triodia.

From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by Landsborough, William

We resumed our journey at 6.25 a.m., steering an east-south-east course, but after crossing some fine grassy ironbark ridges, entered a dense scrub of acacia, sterculia, bauhinia, and thorny shrubs.

From Journals of Australian Explorations by Gregory, Augustus Charles