Definition of Circis siliquastrum

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Judas Tree, Love Tree
Group relationships: Cercis, Genus Cercis
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Circis Siliquastrum

Cinti
Cipro
Cir.
Circaea
Circaea alpina
Circaea lutetiana
Circaetus
Circe
Circe effect
Circean
Circean poison
Circinus
Circis siliquastrum (current term)
Circumcellion
Circumcellions
Circus Aeruginosus
Circus cyaneus
Circus pygargus
Cirenaike
Cirneco dell'Etna
Cirripedia
Cirsium
Cirsium arvense
Cirsium discolor
Cirsium eriophorum
Cirsium flodmanii
Cirsium helenioides

Literary usage of Circis siliquastrum

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

1. Fulham Old and New: Being an Exhaustive History of the Ancient Parish of Fulham by Charles James Féret (1900)
"Circis siliquastrum (Judas Tree) .......... Ulmus Album (White Elm) Liriodendron Tulipifera (Tulip Tree) 1881 1883 1884 At the invitation of Bishop Jackson, ..."

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