catawba

Southern catawba tree in flower.

Meaning

Noun

  • The catawba grape, a cultivar of North American Vitis labrusca.
  • A light sparkling wine made from this kind of grape.
  • Any of various species of catalpa trees Catalpa.
  • The Catawba rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense (species)).

Origin

  • From Catawba catawba ("catalpa tree"). See also catalpa.
  • Image:Rhododendron-catawbiense.jpg|thumb|Catawba rhododendron on Mount Mitchell in North Carolina.

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