Complete Definition of "caterpillar tree"

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  1. context|graph theory A tree consisting of only a path (the spine or stalk of the tree) and vertex|verteces directly connected to (i.e. one edge away from) that path; a tree whose verteces with a degree of at least 3 are all surrounded by at most two verteces of degree two or greater.
  2. botany catalpa|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.

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