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redbud |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Judas \Ju"das\, n. The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship. -- a. Treacherous; betraying. {Judas hole}, a peephole or secret opening for spying. {Judas kiss}, a deceitful and treacherous kiss. {Judas tree} (Bot.), a leguminous tree of the genus {Cercis}, with pretty, rose-colored flowers in clusters along the branches. Judas is said to have hanged himself on a tree of this genus ({C. Siliquastrum}). {C. Canadensis} and {C. occidentalis} are the American species, and are called also {redbud}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Redbud \Red"bud`\ (-b?d`), n. (Bot.) A small ornamental leguminous tree of the American species of the genus {Cercis}. See {Judas tree}, under {Judas}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: redbud n : small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers; found in damp sheltered underwood [syn: {Cercis canadenis}]
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