canafistula

noun ca·na·fis·tu·la \ ˌkänyəˈfis(h)chələ \

variants: or less commonly canafistola \-stələ\

Definition of canafistula

plural -s

1 a : drumstick tree

b : cassia fistula

2 : a tropical American tree (Cassia grandis) related to the drumstick tree — called also horse cassia

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Origin and Etymology of canafistula

Spanish cañafístula, from caña cane (from Latin canna) + -fístula probably from obsolete casiafístula, from Medieval Latin cassia fistula)