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laburnum

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ləˈbɝnəm/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ləˈbɜːnəm/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any tree of the genus Laburnum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gold chain, golden chain, golden rain

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Laburnum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rosid dicot genus

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laburnum.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: златен дъжд (zlaten dǎžd) — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 毒豆 (dúdòu) — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金鏈花 /金链花 (jīnliànhuā) — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金急雨 (jīnjíyǔ) — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 臘腸樹 /腊肠树 (làchángshù) — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • Danish: guldregn — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • Finnish: kultasadepensas — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • Finnish: kultasade — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • French: cytise — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • French: laburnum — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • German: Goldregen — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • Hungarian: aranyeső — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • Italian: maggiociondolo — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • Italian: laburno — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • Latin: laburnum — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • Polish: złotokap — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • Polish: złotodeszcz — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • Russian: раки́тник (rakítnik) — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • Russian: золото́й дождь (zolotój doždʹ) — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • Swedish: gullregn — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • Turkish: sarısalkım — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • Ottoman Turkish: صاری صالقم (sarı salkım) — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • Ukrainian: золоти́й дощ (zolotyi doshch) — any tree of genus Laburnum
  • Venetan: ègano — any tree of genus Laburnum