n. 1 a person who betrays a friend. 2 (judas) a peep-hole in a door. Judas-tree a Mediterranean tree, Cercis siliquastrum, with purple flowers usu. appearing before the leaves.
[ Judas Iscariot who betrayed Christ (Luke 22) ]
n. 1 a person who betrays a friend. 2 (judas) a peep-hole in a door. Judas-tree a Mediterranean tree, Cercis siliquastrum, with purple flowers usu. appearing before the leaves.
[ Judas Iscariot who betrayed Christ (Luke 22) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012