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laburnum

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la·bur·num  (l-bûrnm)
n.
Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Laburnum, especially L. anagyroides, which is cultivated for its drooping clusters of yellow flowers.

[New Latin Laburnum, genus name, from Latin laburnum, broad-leaved bean-trefoil, perhaps of Etruscan origin.]

laburnum [ləˈbɜːnəm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any leguminous tree or shrub of the Eurasian genus Laburnum, having clusters of yellow drooping flowers: all parts of the plant are poisonous
[New Latin, from Latin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.laburnumLaburnum - flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous
rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae
Alpine golden chain, Laburnum alpinum, Scotch laburnum - an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum
common laburnum, golden chain, golden rain, Laburnum anagyroides - an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations
Translations
laburnum [ləˈbɜːnəm] Nlluvia f de oro, codeso m
laburnum [ləˈbɜːrnəm] n (= tree) → cytise m
laburnum
nGoldregen m
laburnum [ləˈbɜːnəm] nmaggiociondolo
laburnum [ləˈbɜːnəm] nmaggiociondolo


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Beside the margin a derelict barrel would be turning over and over in the water; a switch of laburnum, with yellowing leaves, would go meandering through the reeds; and a belated gull would flutter up, dive again into the cold depths, rise once more, and disappear into the mist.
Josiah Brown, of Laburnum Lodge, Laburnum Vale, Chiswick, and one to Mr.
I threw up the window at once, but it opened so close to the floor and worked so clumsily that I came within an ace of pitching out, where I should certainly have ruined a rather lop-sided laburnum below.
 
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