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Judas tree
noun
- a purple-flowered Eurasian tree, Cercis siliquastrum, of the legume family, supposed to be the kind upon which Judas hanged himself.
- any of various other trees of the same genus, as the redbud.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Judas tree1
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Example Sentences
Near Taylor the Judas-tree was in purple bloom, and further away the Japanese cherries lifted pink sprays against a soft grey sky.
The first thing to admire is the garden once more, with its verdant cedars of Lebanon and a Judas-tree bent beneath its blood.
In a burst of sunshine the cherry-trees are white, the Judas-tree is pink, the hawthorns give a sweet smell.
There is also the yellow of the mimosa, and the inimitable red of the occasional judas-tree.
Are they sitting at the window, looking out at the judas tree and the Paulownia?
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