redbud

noun

red·bud ˈred-ˌbəd

: any of several deciduous shrubs or trees (genus Cercis) of the legume family with usually pale rosy-pink flowers

Examples of redbud in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Purple blossoms furred the redbuds along his driveway; here and there beneath them were sprays of yellow forsythia. —

Jamie Quatro, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024 For the front yard, Elliott suggests an eastern redbud — a native ornamental tree to sweeten the deal. —

Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 6 July 2024 The Jefferson Memorial Forest is a 6,600-acre sylvan landscape known for its steep hills and hardwood canopy of beech, maple and oak trees, its understory dotted with flowering dogwood and redbud trees. —

James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 1 July 2024 Among the redbuds and silver maples that fringed the hillsides, the light turned the color of ash. —

Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for redbud

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