an American leguminous tree, Cercis canadensis, that has heart-shaped leaves and small budlike pink flowers
Also called: American Judas tree
redbud in American English
(ˈrɛdˌbʌd)
US
noun
cercis
redbud in American English
(ˈredˌbʌd)
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
Word origin
[1695–1705; red1 + bud1]This word is first recorded in the period 1695–1705. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: assemblage, nonresistant, nucleus, piston, thoroughbred
Examples of 'redbud' in a sentence
redbud
We're suddenly walking among cottonwood, redbud and ash trees: soft greenery juxtaposed with brutally hard rock.