Definition of Judas tree

1. Noun. Small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers.

Exact synonyms: Circis Siliquastrum, Love Tree
Group relationships: Cercis, Genus Cercis
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree

Definition of Judas tree

1. Noun. A small deciduous tree, ''Cercis siliquastrum'', noted for its prolific display of deep-pink flowers in spring ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Judas Tree

Judaization
Judaizations
Judaize
Judaized
Judaizer
Judaizers
Judaizes
Judaizing
Judas
Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariots
Judas Maccabaeus
Judas Priest
Judas goat
Judas goats
Judas tree
Judas trees
Judas window
Judases
Judd
Jude
Judea
Judean
Judeo-
Judeo-Christian
Judeo-Christian-Islamic
Judeo-Christianity
Judeo-Islamo-Christian
Judeo-Spanish
Judeophilia

Literary usage of Judas tree

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1861)
"It has an acid taste, and is considered valuable for making into tarts and preserves. The judas tree.—This is a beautiful genus of ornamental trees ..."

2. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"The common Judas' Tree (C. Siliquastrum) is a native of the south of Europe ... The young shoots of the American Judas' tree are used in domestic dyeing, ..."

3. The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colours, and Their Applications to by Michel Eugène Chevreul, Charles Martel (1855)
"Concentric line; commencing with the central flowering ash on the side Ac, Judas tree, ash, Prunus m., Laburnum. On the side CBD, the preceding laburnum, ..."

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