/baw hin"ee euh, boh in"-/ , n.
any of numerous trees, shrubs, or vines of the genus Bauhinia, native to warm regions, having two-lobed leaves and showy, usually white, purple, or reddish flowers, widely planted in southern Florida.
[ Bauhin (1541-1612) and Gaspard Bauhin (1560-1624), Swiss botanists; see -IA ]