western redbud

English

A western redbud in bloom

Noun

western redbud (usually uncountable, plural western redbuds)

1. 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

• (Cercis occidentalis): California redbud

References

• western redbud on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cercis occidentalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cercis occidentalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons