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CERCIS CANADENIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cercis canadenis mean?
• CERCIS CANADENIS (noun)
The noun CERCIS CANADENIS has 1 sense:
1. small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers; found in damp sheltered underwood
Familiarity information: CERCIS CANADENIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers; found in damp sheltered underwood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Cercis canadenis; redbud
Hypernyms ("Cercis canadenis" is a kind of...):
angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)
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