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western redbud

western redbud noun: a large shrub or small tree of the western US, Cercis occidentalis, sometimes grown for its bright pink or magenta spring flowers and formerly used by the Indians to make baskets.

western redbud: a large shrub or small tree of the western US, Cercis occidentalis, sometimes grown for its bright...
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Noun

western redbud (usually uncountable, plural western redbuds)

  1. (usually) A large shrub or small tree of the western US, Cercis occidentalis, sometimes grown for its bright pink or magenta spring flowers and formerly used by the Indians to make baskets.
    Synonyms:
    California redbud

Synonyms of western redbud

  • California redbud

Forms of western redbud

pluralwestern redbuds

Questions about western redbud

What does western redbud mean?
Western redbud means a large shrub or small tree of the western US, Cercis occidentalis, sometimes grown for its bright pink or magenta spring flowers and formerly used by the Indians to make baskets.
What part of speech is western redbud?
Western redbud is a noun.
What is the plural of western redbud?
The plural of western redbud is western redbuds.

Words near western redbud in the dictionary

  1. western pygmy blues
  2. western rat snake
  3. western rat snakes
  4. western red cedar
  5. western red lily
  6. western redbud
  7. western redcedar
  8. western redcedars
  9. Western Region
  10. Western Regions
  11. western roe deer

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