redbud

[ red-buhd ]

noun

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.

redbud

/ ˈrɛdˌbʌd /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of redbud¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; red ¹ + bud ¹

Example Sentences

One day I finished watering and the can was empty, so I hung it on a stub where a thin branch had been cut off on a redbud tree.

From Washington Post

The redbud is one of the most beautiful and useful trees in the garden and deserves more use.

From Washington Post

It was April, and redbud blushed through the forest, promising another spring.

From Project Gutenberg

For most men dogwood is synonymous of spring in Virginia, but to him redbud bloomed first, and the more persuasively of spring.

From Project Gutenberg

The twilight had closed into night now; the rain had shifted with the wind and passed by Redbud.

From Project Gutenberg

The redbud is cultivated as an ornamental tree and for that purpose might be planted more generally in this State.

From Project Gutenberg

The purplish pink of the redbud trees was thick in clumps on the hillsides.

From Project Gutenberg