redbud
Americannoun
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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.
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any of various related trees.
noun
Etymology
Origin of redbud
Example Sentences
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Using the Treekeeper software, I correctly located a Western redbud around the block from my house.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023
Osage orange, redbud and sugar maple tree branches wove together overhead, forming a dense, knotty canopy that broke every few miles to reveal stretching bluegrass pastures.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2023
Spring on the parkway brings the pink flowers of redbud trees and the paper-white flowers of dogwoods.
From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2022
“Grey willow, redbud, and dogwood trees survived and regrew, even though they had ‘burnt down to the ground.”
From Slate • Jul. 27, 2022
The apple and peach orchards were in bloom again, and the redbud was almost ready to burst.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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