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cer•cis  (sûr′sis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
  • Greek kerkís redbud, literally, weaver's shuttle (perh. after the shape of the fruit), derivative of kérkos tail
  • Neo-Latin (Linnaeus)

'cercis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Judas tree - redbud

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