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bauhinia

bau·hin·i·a [ baw hínnee ə, bō hínnee ə ] (plural bau·hin·i·as)


noun 
Definition:
 
climbing plant in pea family: an ornamental climbing plant of the pea family that has flattened stems. Flowers: various bright colors. Native to: tropics, subtropics.  Genus Bauhinia.

[Late 18th century. < modern Latin, after the brothers Bauhin, Jean (1541-1613) and Gaspard (1560-1624), Swiss botanists]
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