canafistula

noun

ca·​na·​fis·​tu·​la

ˌkänyəˈfis(h)chələ

variants or less commonly canafistola

-stələ

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

Word History

Etymology

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

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