bauhinia
noun
bau·hin·ia bō-ˈi-nē-ə 
-ˈhi-,
bȯ-
: any of a genus (Bauhinia) of leguminous vines, shrubs, and trees of the legume family that grow in tropical and subtropical regions and include some that are grown especially for their fragrant orchid-like flowers
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Wang, a member of the group Got7, used to carry a Hong Kong flag and wear a hat with the city's symbol, a bauhinia flower. 
Juwon Park, chicagotribune.com, 19 Aug. 2019 Wang, a member of the group Got7, used to carry a Hong Kong flag and wear a hat with the city's symbol, a bauhinia flower. Fortune, 19 Aug. 2019 Wang, a member of the group Got7, used to carry a Hong Kong flag and wear a hat with the city’s symbol, a bauhinia flower. Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2019
Juwon Park, chicagotribune.com, 19 Aug. 2019 Wang, a member of the group Got7, used to carry a Hong Kong flag and wear a hat with the city's symbol, a bauhinia flower. Fortune, 19 Aug. 2019 Wang, a member of the group Got7, used to carry a Hong Kong flag and wear a hat with the city’s symbol, a bauhinia flower. Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2019 Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Jean Bauhin †1613 and Gaspard Bauhin †1624 Swiss botanists
First Known Use
1754, in the meaning defined above
- a question mark over
- a question of
- a race against the clock
- a race against time
- a rap across the knuckles
- a rap on the knuckles
- a rap on/over/across the knuckles
- a rap over the knuckles
- a raw deal
- a red rag to a bull
- a remote chance
- a roll in the hay
- a roll of the dice
- a roof over one's head
- a rovescio
- a safe bet
- a shade
- a shadow of (a) doubt
- a shadow of a doubt
- a shadow of doubt
- a share of the pie
- a sharp tongue
- a shiver runs down someone's spine
- a shiver runs up someone's spine
- a shock to someone's system