REDBUD

redbud, Cercis canadensis

(noun) small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers; found in damp sheltered underwood

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

redbud (plural redbuds)

Any of several small trees, of the genus Cercis, having purple-pink flowers that appear before the leaves; the Judas tree.

Anagrams

• budder

Source: Wiktionary


Red"bud` (-bd`), n. (Bot.)

Definition: A small ornamental leguminous tree of the American species of the genus Cercis. See Judas tree, under Judas.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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