JUDAS TREE


Meaning of JUDAS TREE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: from the belief that Judas Iscariot hanged himself from a tree of this kind

Date: 1668

: any of a genus ( Cercis ) of leguminous trees and shrubs (as a redbud) often cultivated for their showy flowers ; especially : a Eurasian tree or shrub ( C. siliquastrum ) with purplish pink flowers

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