redbud: Meaning and Definition of

red•bud

Pronunciation: (red'bud"), [key]
— n.
  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.
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