English > Bauhinia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | mountain ebony, orchid tree. |
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| Synonym | genus Bauhinia |
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| Member of | Caesalpinioideae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae | Alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae |
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| Members | butterfly flower, Bauhinia monandra | shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink flowers streaked with purple |
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| mountain ebony, orchid tree, Bauhinia variegata | small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark wood |
| Broader | rosid dicot genus | A genus of dicotyledonous plants |
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| Spanish | bauhinia, género bauhínia, genus bauhinia |
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| Catalan | bauhinia, Bauhinia, genus bauhinia |
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