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

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

Flag description: red with a stylized, white, five-petal bauhinia flower in the center Hong Kong Economy Economy - overview: Hong Kong has a bustling free market economy highly dependent on international trade.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

The whole of the country traversed this day was well grassed, except about a mile of bauhinia scrub, which did not appear of any considerable extent.

From Journals of Australian Explorations by Gregory, Augustus Charles

At 12.20 made three-quarters of a mile east-north-east over barren stony basaltic ridges, overrun by triodia and slightly timbered with stunted bloodwood and bauhinia trees, to a plain of rich soil covered with fattening grasses.

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