redbud

[ red-buhd ]

noun
  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.

Origin of redbud

1
First recorded in 1695–1705; red1 + bud1

Words Nearby redbud

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How to use redbud in a sentence

  • The redbud is cultivated as an ornamental tree and for that purpose might be planted more generally in this State.

    Forest Trees of Illinois | Fuller George D.
  • The purplish pink of the redbud trees was thick in clumps on the hillsides.

    Back Home | Irvin S. Cobb

British Dictionary definitions for redbud

redbud

/ (ˈrɛdˌbʌd) /


noun
  1. an American leguminous tree, Cercis canadensis, that has heart-shaped leaves and small budlike pink flowers: Also called: American Judas tree

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