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Webster 1913 Edition
Judas
Ju′das
,Noun.
The disciple who betrayed Christ.
Hence:
A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship.
– Adj.
Treacherous; betraying.
Judas hole
, a peephole or secret opening for spying.
– Judas kiss
, (a)
a deceitful and treacherous kiss.
(b)
an act appearing to be an act of friendship, which is in fact harmful to the recipient.
– Judas tree
(Bot.)
, a leguminous tree of the genus
Cercis
, with pretty, rose-colored flowers in clusters along the branches. Judas
is said to have hanged himself on a tree of this genus (Cercis Siliquastrum
). Cercis Canadensis
and Cercis occidentalis
are the American species, and are called also redbud
.