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Found 2 hits - Term: cercis occidentalis, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
judas \ju"das\, n.
   the disciple who betrayed christ. hence: a treacherous
   person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship. --
   a. treacherous; betraying.
   1913 webster

   judas hole, a peephole or secret opening for spying.

   judas kiss,
   a a deceitful and treacherous kiss.
   b an act appearing to be an act of friendship, which is in
       fact harmful to the recipient.

   judas tree bot., a leguminous tree of the genus cercis,
      with pretty, rose-colored flowers in clusters along the
      branches. judas is said to have hanged himself on a tree
      of this genus cercis siliquastrum. cercis canadensis
      and cercis occidentalis are the american species, and
      are called also redbud.
      1913 webster
see also:
judas hole judas kiss judas tree cercis cercis siliquastrum cercis canadensis 
cercis occidentalis redbud 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
cercis occidentalis
     n : shrub of western united states having pink or crimson
         flowers; often forms thickets syn: western redbud, california
         redbud
see also:
western redbud california redbud 

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