cercis

American

[sur-sis] / ˈsɜr sɪs /

noun

any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.

cercis British

/ ˈsɜːsɪs /

noun

any tree or shrub of the leguminous genus Cercis, which includes the redbud and Judas tree

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Etymology

Origin of cercis

< New Latin (Linnaeus) < Greek kerkís redbud, literally, weaver's shuttle (perhaps after the shape of the fruit), derivative of kérkos tail

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