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    CERCIS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United Statesplay

    Synonyms:

    Cercis; genus Cercis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Cercis" is a kind of...):

    rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

    Meronyms (members of "Cercis"):

    Circis siliquastrum; Judas tree; love tree (small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers)

    Holonyms ("Cercis" is a member of...):

    Papilionoideae; subfamily Papilionoideae (alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae)

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