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redbud

[ red-buhd ]

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.


redbud

/ ˈrɛdˌbʌd /

noun

  1. an American leguminous tree, Cercis canadensis , that has heart-shaped leaves and small budlike pink flowers Also calledAmerican Judas tree
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of redbud1

First recorded in 1695–1705; red 1 + bud 1
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Example Sentences

As he sat on a wooden bench, a unique assortment of colors and textures surrounded him: oaks, elderberry, redbuds, wild petunias, queen-of-the-prairie, day lilies, asters and so much more.

Using the Treekeeper software, I correctly located a Western redbud around the block from my house.

The brilliant displays of dogwoods, magnolias, redbuds and others signal all is well in the tree world.

Q: My 20-something-old redbud tree has developed lichens on the trunk, which is a first.

Kansas City, Mo., saw the first genuinely warm day of an otherwise cold and rainy spring, with temperatures soaring to the 80s, redbuds popping, daffodils blooming and a kite-worthy wind gusting through town.

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