Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
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, love tree, Circis siliquastrum]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Circis siliquastrum
n 1: 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,
love tree, Circis siliquastrum]