noun
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
• Syn: ↑Judas tree, ↑Circis siliquastrum
• Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cercis, ↑genus Cercis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.