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Definition of Caterpillar tree
1. Noun. (context: graph theory) 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. ¹
2. Noun. (botany) ''Catalpa bignonioides''; the Southern catalpa tree, 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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