[red-buhd] 
| 1. | an American tree, Cercis canadensis, of the legume family, resembling the Eurasian Judas tree and having small, budlike, pink flowers: the state tree of Oklahoma. |
| 2. | any of various related trees. |
| red·bud (rěd'bŭd') n. Any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Cercis, having flat pods and pinkish flowers that bloom before the leaves appear. Also called Judas tree. |
