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Definition of Scotch laburnum

1. Noun. An ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scotch Laburnum

Literary usage of Scotch laburnum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Encyclopaedia of Trees and Shrubs: Being the Arboretum Et Fruticetum by John Claudius Loudon (1869)
"... hence the origin of this variety. t 3. C. (L.) ALPI'NUS Mill. The Alpine, or Scotch. Laburnum. ..."

2. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1842)
"... flesh-colored horse-chestnut, Austrian red and yellow rose, .Hemerocallis flava, scotch laburnum, ..."

3. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"—scotch laburnum. Fio. 135.— Golden Chain. common name from the slender drooping clusters of large, generally yellow, pea-like flowers in late spring. ..."

4. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"scotch laburnum. Fio. 135.—Golden Chain. common name from the slender drooping ... The tallest of these plants is the scotch laburnum (134)—Laburnum ..."

5. The Illustrated Annual Register of Rural Affairs and Cultivator Almanac for by John Jacob Thomas (1867)
"A large graceful shrub bearing long pendent racemes of golden-yellow flowers. It is somewhat tender at the extreme north. The Alpine or scotch laburnum, ..."

6. The English Flower Garden and Pleasure Ground: Design and Arrangement Shown by William Robinson (1899)
"The scotch laburnum, a most valuable kind, usually flowers when the others ... There are several named varieties of the scotch laburnum, among them being a ..."

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