canafistula
noun
ca·na·fis·tu·la
\ˌkänyəˈfis(h)chələ\
variants: less commonly
canafistola
\-stələ\Definition of canafistula
-s
1a : 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)
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