Definition of Tabebuia
:a large genus of tropical American shrubs and trees (family Bignoniaceae) having the calyx at first closed and differing from Tecoma chiefly in having digitate instead of pinnate leaves
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Tabebuia
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Tab·e·bu·ia
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ˌtabēˈbüyə
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Origin and Etymology of tabebuia
New Latin, from Tupi tabebuya, a tree, from tacyba ant + bebuya wood
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