bauhinia means Any of flowering plants of the Bauhinia genus, some of which are known as orchid trees. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
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- Any of flowering plants of the Bauhinia genus, some of which are known as orchid trees.“Our camp was about four miles above the furthest point attained by Captain Stokes, and consequently in Beagle Valley which we had traversed for more than thirty miles, the greater part of which was well grassed and openly wooded with box, bauhinia, and acacia.”