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JUDAS TREE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers
Synonyms:
Circis siliquastrum; Judas tree; love tree
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Judas tree" is a kind of...):
angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)
Holonyms ("Judas tree" is a member of...):
Cercis; genus Cercis (deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United States)
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