caterpillar tree
caterpillar tree noun: a tree consisting of only a path (the spine or stalk of the tree) and vertices directly connected to (i.e. one edge away from) that path; a tree whose vertices with a degree of at least 3 are all surrounded by at most two vertices of degree two or greater.
Noun
caterpillar tree (plural caterpillar trees)
- A tree consisting of only a path (the spine or stalk of the tree) and vertices directly connected to (i.e. one edge away from) that path; a tree whose vertices with a degree of at least 3 are all surrounded by at most two vertices of degree two or greater.
- Catalpa bignonioides; the southern catalpa, a deciduous tree of family Bignoniaceae growing in Southeastern U.S., which is the host plant for the catawba worms, caterpillars that are popular fishing bait.
Forms of caterpillar tree
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Questions about caterpillar tree
- What does caterpillar tree mean?
- Caterpillar tree means a tree consisting of only a path (the spine or stalk of the tree) and vertices directly connected to (i.e. one edge away from) that path; a tree whose vertices with a degree of at least 3 are all surrounded by at most two vertices of degree two or greater.
- What part of speech is caterpillar tree?
- Caterpillar tree is a noun.
- What is the plural of caterpillar tree?
- The plural of caterpillar tree is caterpillar trees.
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