laburnum

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ləˈbɜːrnəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lə bûr′nəm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
la•bur•num  (lə bûr′nəm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of several small trees belonging to the genus Laburnum, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of pendulous yellow flowers, esp. L. alpinum, the Scotch laburnum. Also called golden chain. 
  • Neo-Latin, Latin
  • 1570–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
laburnum / ləˈbɜːnəm/
  1. any leguminous tree or shrub of the Eurasian genus Laburnum, having clusters of yellow drooping flowers: all parts of the plant are poisonous
Etymology: 16th Century: New Latin, from Latin
'laburnum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bean tree - golden chain

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