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

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

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

At 10 came over two kinds of well-grassed country in an east and north direction for three miles, the first part wooded with box and bauhinia, the second a plain between belts of timber.

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