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cer·cis
\ˈsərsə̇s\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kerkis Judas tree, weaver's shuttle, perhaps from kerkos tail; from the movement of its leaves
: a small genus of widely distributed shrubs or low trees (family Leguminosae) having irregular pink to reddish flowers borne on the old wood — see judas tree, redbud |