redbud

[ red-buhd ]

/ ˈrɛdˌbʌd /

noun

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.

any of various related trees.

Origin of redbud

First recorded in 1695–1705; red¹ + bud¹

Words nearby redbud

redbone, redbreast, redbrick, redbrick university, redbridge, redbud, redbug, redcap, redcar, redcar and cleveland, redcloud peak

Example sentences from the Web for redbud

They were the dogwood and the redbud, and each was in full bloom.

A Maid of the Kentucky Hills |Edwin Carlile Litsey
The disparity in numbers was great for hackberry, redbud, elm and dogwood which made up the bulk of the saplings.

The Forest Habitat of the University of Kansas Natural History Reservation |Henry S. Fitch
He reached Redbud by and by, to find no Steering, only the little empty shack.

Sally of Missouri |R. E. Young
The purplish pink of the redbud trees was thick in clumps on the hillsides.

Back Home |Irvin S. Cobb

No one ever thinks of redbud as a timber tree or considers its wood, yet it might be used for a number of purposes.

American Forest Trees |Henry H. Gibson

British Dictionary definitions for redbud

redbud

/ (ˈrɛdˌbʌd) /

noun

an American leguminous tree, Cercis canadensis, that has heart-shaped leaves and small budlike pink flowers Also called: American Judas tree

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redbud

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