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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But the perfume-soul of the pines seems to tower over all others, just as its material shape lifts its artistic head over the oak, the cercis, and the terabinth.

From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares

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