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A small deciduous tree, Cercis siliquastrum, noted for its prolific display of deep-pink flowers in spring.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: European redbud
Antonyms: none provided
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: love tree, Circis siliquastrum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: angiospermous tree, flowering tree
From a European folk belief that Judas Iscariot hanged himself on a tree of this species (the account in the Christian scriptures says he hanged himself, but gives no details).
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
rrushkuq
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Arabic:
أُرْجُوَان
(ʔurjuwān)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Arabic:
زَمْزَرِيق
(zamzarīq)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Arabic:
شَزْرِيق
(šazrīq)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Arabic:
خَزْرِيق
(ḵazrīq)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Armenian:
հուդայածառ
(hudayacaṙ)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Armenian:
արճվան
(arčvan)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Armenian:
լսնտորի
(lsntori)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Armenian:
լուսնատերեւի
(lusnaterewi)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Middle Armenian:
արճուան
(arčuan)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Bulgarian:
див рожков
(div rožkov)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Catalan:
arbre de l'amor
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Cherokee:
ᏃᏓᏥ
(nodatsi)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Chinese Mandarin:
南歐紫荊 /南欧紫荆
(Nán-Ōu zǐjīng)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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French:
arbre de Judas
— Cercis siliquastrum
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French:
arbre de Judée
— Cercis siliquastrum
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German:
Judasbaum
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Greek:
κουτσουπιά
(koutsoupiá)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Ancient Greek:
σημύδα
(sēmúda)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Hebrew:
כְּלִיל הַחֹרֶשׂ
(kǝlīl ha-ḣṓreš)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Hindi:
अरगवान
(aragvān)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Korean:
유럽박태기나무
(yureopbaktaeginamu)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Central Kurdish:
ئەرخەوان
(erxewan)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Northern Kurdish:
erxewan
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Maltese:
siġra ta’ Ġuda
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Maltese:
ħarrub ta’ Ġuda
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Persian:
ارغوان
(arġavân)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Polish:
judaszowiec południowy
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Polish:
judaszowiec wschodni
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Portuguese:
olaia
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Portuguese:
árvore-de-judas
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Russian:
иу́дино де́рево
(iúdino dérevo)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Russian:
багря́нник
(bagrjánnik)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Russian:
багря́нник европе́йский
(bagrjánnik jevropéjskij)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Russian:
церцис европе́йский
(cercis jevropéjskij)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Serbo-Croatian:
Јудино дрво
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Serbo-Croatian:
ју̀дић
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Serbo-Croatian:
Judino drvo
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Serbo-Croatian:
jùdić
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Spanish:
arjorán
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Spanish:
ciclamor
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Spanish:
árbol del amor
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Spanish:
algarrobo loco
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Spanish:
árbol de Judas
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Swedish:
judasträd
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Turkish:
erguvan
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Turkish:
deliboynuz
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Ukrainian:
іу́дине де́рево
(iúdyne dérevo)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Ukrainian:
багря́ник
(bahrjányk)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Ukrainian:
багря́ник європе́йський
(bahrjányk jevropéjsʹkyj)
— Cercis siliquastrum
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Ukrainian:
церцис європе́йський
(cercys jevropéjsʹkyj)
— Cercis siliquastrum
