redbud

redbud
Judas Ju"das, n. The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship. -- a. Treacherous; betraying. [1913 Webster]

{Judas hole}, a peephole or secret opening for spying.

{Judas kiss}, (a) a deceitful and treacherous kiss. (b) an act appearing to be an act of friendship, which is in fact harmful to the recipient.

{Judas tree} (Bot.), a leguminous tree of the genus {Cercis}, with pretty, rose-colored flowers in clusters along the branches. Judas is said to have hanged himself on a tree of this genus ({Cercis Siliquastrum}). {Cercis Canadensis} and {Cercis occidentalis} are the American species, and are called also {redbud}. [1913 Webster]


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  • Redbud — Red bud ( b?d ), n. (Bot.) A small ornamental leguminous tree of the American species of the genus {Cercis}. See {Judas tree}, under {Judas}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • redbud — ☆ redbud [red′bud΄ ] n. CERCIS …   English World dictionary

  • redbud — /red bud /, n. 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. [1695 1705; RED1 + BUD1] * * *… …   Universalium

  • redbud — /ˈrɛdbʌd/ (say redbud) noun the leguminous American Judas tree, Cercis canadensis, bearing small, budlike, pink flowers …  

  • redbud — kanadinis cercis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Cezalpinijinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Cercis canadensis), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Cercis canadensis angl. redbud šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos komisijos… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • redbud — cercis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Cezalpinijinių (Caesalpiniaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Cercis). atitikmenys: lot. Cercis angl. Juda’s tree; redbud vok. Cercis; Judasbaum rus. багрянник lenk. judaszowiec …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • Redbud Inn — (Goldthwaite,США) Категория отеля: 2 звездочный отель Адрес: 1501 Fisher Street, Goldthwa …   Каталог отелей

  • Redbud Woods controversy — The Redbud Woods controversy was a dispute between protesters and the administration of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York over the demolition of a patch of woodlands known as the Redbud Woods. The area received this name because of the many… …   Wikipedia

  • redbud maple — graikinio klevo kaukazinis porūšis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Klevinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Acer heldreichii subsp. trautvetteri), paplitęs Kaukaze ir Turkijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Acer heldreichii subsp. trautvetteri angl.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • redbud — noun Date: 1705 any of several deciduous shrubs or trees (genus Cercis) of the legume family with usually pale rosy pink flowers …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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