laburnum

la·bur·num

L0005600 (lə-bûr′nəm)n. Any of several poisonous trees or shrubs of the genus Laburnum of the pea family, especially L. anagyroides, which is cultivated for its drooping clusters of yellow flowers.

[New Latin Laburnum, genus name, from Latin laburnum, broad-leaved bean-trefoil, perhaps of Etruscan origin.]

laburnum

(ləˈbɜːnəm) n (Plants) any leguminous tree or shrub of the Eurasian genus Laburnum, having clusters of yellow drooping flowers: all parts of the plant are poisonous[C16: New Latin, from Latin]

la•bur•num

(ləˈbɜr nəm)

n. any poisonous tree or shrub of the genus Laburnum, of the legume family, with drooping clusters of bright yellow flowers. [1570–80; < New Latin, Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun

Laburnum - flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonousgenus Laburnumrosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plantsPapilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family PapilionaceaeAlpine golden chain, Laburnum alpinum, Scotch laburnum - an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnumcommon laburnum, golden chain, golden rain, Laburnum anagyroides - an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations

Translations

laburno

laburnum

(ləbûr`nəm) or

golden chain,

small tree (Laburnum anagyroides) of the family Leguminosae (pulsepulse,
in botany, common name for members of the Fabaceae (Leguminosae), a large plant family, called also the pea, or legume, family. Numbering about 650 genera and 17,000 species, the family is third largest, after the asters and the orchids.
..... Click the link for more information. family) with decorative dark green leaves and sprays of bright yellow flowers. It is native to Europe, where, as in America, it is widely grown for ornament. The leaves and seeds are poisonous to cattle. The durable and hard heartwood takes a high polish; it is used in cabinetwork for inlays. The laburnum is also called the bean tree. Laburnum is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Leguminosae.

laburnum

any leguminous tree or shrub of the Eurasian genus Laburnum, having clusters of yellow drooping flowers: all parts of the plant are poisonous

Laburnum

Related to Laburnum: Laburnum alpinum, Laburnum anagyroides

noun

Synonyms for Laburnum

noun flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers

Synonyms

genus Laburnum

Related Words

rosid dicot genus
Papilionoideae
subfamily Papilionoideae
Alpine golden chain
Laburnum alpinum
Scotch laburnum
common laburnum
golden chain
golden rain
Laburnum anagyroides