Ju"das (?), n.
The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship.
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a.
Treacherous; betraying.
Judas hole, a peephole or secret opening for spying. -- Judas kiss, a deceitful and treacherous kiss. -- 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 (C. Siliquastrum). C. Canadensis and C. occidentalis are the American species, and are called also redbud.
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