catawba

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English

southern catawba tree in flower.
catawba rhododendron on Mount Mitchell in North Carolina.

Etymology

From Catawba catawba (“catalpa tree”). See also catalpa.

Pronunciation

Noun

catawba (plural catawbas)

  1. The catawba grape, a cultivar of North American Vitis labrusca.
  2. A light sparkling wine made from this kind of grape.
  3. Any of various species of America catalpa trees Catalpa especially (Catalpa bignonioides (southern catalpa) or Catalpa speciosa (northern catalpa).
  4. The catawba rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense).

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