Judas tree

Definition of 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 (Cercis Siliquastrum). Cercis Canadensis and Cercis occidentalis are the American species, and are called also redbud.

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angiospermous tree, Cercis, Circis siliquastrum, flowering tree, genus Cercis, love tree
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