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Judas tree

Ju·das tree (plural Ju·das trees)


noun 
Definition:
 
red-flowered tree: a leguminous tree whose purplish red flowers come out before the leaves. Native to: Europe, Asia.  Latin name Cercis siliquastrum.

[Mid-17th century. After Judas; from the popular notion that he hanged himself from this tree]
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