JUDAS TREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Judas tree mean? 

• JUDAS TREE (noun)
  The noun JUDAS TREE has 1 sense:

1. small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers

  Familiarity information: JUDAS TREE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JUDAS TREE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Circis siliquastrum; Judas tree; love tree

Hypernyms ("Judas tree" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Holonyms ("Judas tree" is a member of...):

Cercis; genus Cercis (deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United States)