Meanings
plural western redbuds
- uncountableusuallyA 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 & antonyms
nounA 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nounshrub of western United States having pink or crimson flowers; often forms thickets
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
western redbud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/western%20redbud
“western redbud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/western%20redbud. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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