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.

Origin of Judas tree

First recorded in 1660–70

Words nearby Judas tree

Judaize, Judas, Judas Iscariot, Judas Maccabaeus, Judas Priest, Judas tree, Judd, judder, judder bar, Jude, Judea

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Example sentences from the Web for Judas tree

Bitterness, such as had seized upon her by the Judas-tree, is rising again in her.
Doctor Cupid|Rhoda Broughton
Senators were less ornamental than the dogwood or even the judas-tree.
The Education of Henry Adams|Henry Adams
His daughter smiled, and asked him some idle question about the May-apple and the Judas-tree.
Audrey|Mary Johnston
It is the person to whom, beside the Judas-tree, she had framed that bitter message.
Doctor Cupid|Rhoda Broughton

By April, or earlier, our interior hills and valleys begin to show the rosy blossoms of the Judas-tree.
The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits|Mary Elizabeth Parsons

British Dictionary definitions for Judas tree

Judas tree

noun

small Eurasian leguminous tree, Cercis siliquastrum, with pinkish-purple flowers that bloom before the leaves appear: popularly thought to be the tree on which Judas hanged himselfSee also redbud

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单词	judas tree
释义	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. Origin of Judas tree First recorded in 1660–70 Words nearby Judas tree Judaize, Judas, Judas Iscariot, Judas Maccabaeus, Judas Priest, Judas tree, Judd, judder, judder bar, Jude, Judea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Judas tree Bitterness, such as had seized upon her by the Judas-tree, is rising again in her. Doctor Cupid\|Rhoda Broughton Senators were less ornamental than the dogwood or even the judas-tree. The Education of Henry Adams\|Henry Adams His daughter smiled, and asked him some idle question about the May-apple and the Judas-tree. Audrey\|Mary Johnston It is the person to whom, beside the Judas-tree, she had framed that bitter message. Doctor Cupid\|Rhoda Broughton By April, or earlier, our interior hills and valleys begin to show the rosy blossoms of the Judas-tree. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits\|Mary Elizabeth Parsons British Dictionary definitions for Judas tree Judas tree noun small Eurasian leguminous tree, Cercis siliquastrum, with pinkish-purple flowers that bloom before the leaves appear: popularly thought to be the tree on which Judas hanged himselfSee also redbud Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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