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Noun: canafistula  ,kan-yu'fis-chu-lu
  1. Deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia
    "The canafistula's bright yellow blossoms create a stunning display in tropical gardens";
    - golden shower tree, drumstick tree, purging cassia, pudding pipe tree, canafistola, Cassia fistula

Derived forms: canafistulas

Type of: cassia

Encyclopedia: Canafistula