la·bur·num (l -bûr nm)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
Noun
a small ornamental tree that has clusters of yellow drooping flowers. It is highly poisonous [Latin]
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| Noun | 1. |  Laburnum - flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonousrosid 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 |
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