what does Bauhinia monandra mean?

BAUHINIA MONANDRA as NOUN

Meaning
- shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink purple-streaked flowers
Synonym(s)
- butterfly flower (what does butterfly flower mean?)
Hypernyms(s) Bauhinia monandra is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- shrub (what does shrub mean?)
- bush (what does bush mean?)