(n)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, Syn.love tree, Circis siliquastrum
[カツラか(カツラ科);かつらか(桂科), katsura ka ( katsura ka ); katsuraka ( katsura ka )](n) (See 桂・かつら) Cercidiphyllaceae (monotypic plant family containing the Japanese Judas trees)[Add to Longdo]