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cer·cis (sʉr′sis)

noun

any of a genus (Cercis) of shrubs and small trees of the caesalpinia family, native to North America and Eurasia

Etymology: ModL < Gr kerkis, Judas tree, aspen, lit., weaver's shuttle (orig., prob. staff, rod), dim. of kerkos, tail

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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