redbud
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.
any of various related trees.
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How to use redbud in a sentence
One day I finished watering and the can was empty, so I hung it on a stub where a thin branch had been cut off on a redbud tree.
Hints From Heloise: At meals, it’s time to ditch the devices | Heloise Heloise | June 4, 2021 | Washington PostThe redbud is one of the most beautiful and useful trees in the garden and deserves more use.
It was April, and redbud blushed through the forest, promising another spring.
The Pocahontas-John Smith Story | Pocahontas Wight EdmundsFor most men dogwood is synonymous of spring in Virginia, but to him redbud bloomed first, and the more persuasively of spring.
The Pocahontas-John Smith Story | Pocahontas Wight EdmundsThe twilight had closed into night now; the rain had shifted with the wind and passed by redbud.
Sally of Missouri | R. E. Young
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
/ (ˈrɛdˌbʌd) /
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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