laburnum

[ luh-bur-nuhm ]

/ ləˈbɜr nəm /

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noun

any of several small trees belonging to the genus Laburnum, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of pendulous yellow flowers, especially L. alpinum, the Scotch laburnum.

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Also called golden chain.

Origin of laburnum

1570–80; <New Latin, Latin

Words nearby laburnum

labroid, labrum, labrusca, La Bruyère, Labuan, laburnum, labyrinth, labyrinth fish, labyrinthine, labyrinthitis, labyrinthodont

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How to use laburnum in a sentence

In one corner stood a laburnum-tree, covered with yellow blossoms; under a tall elm near by was a rustic seat.
Three Margarets|Laura E. Richards
As blinds against the sun they have lattices of trees down every street—white-blossoming laburnum, poplars, sycamores.
From Capetown to Ladysmith|G. W. Steevens
Purple and crimson rhododendrons rose arrogantly, like rampant heraldic animals against their burning background of laburnum gold.
The Ball and The Cross|G.K. Chesterton
A thrush had begun to stir in the laburnum tree, and piped his fine mellow notes; and a blackbird answered from the elm opposite.
A Pair of Schoolgirls|Angela Brazil

What charmed him most in his new residence was the garden "full of lilacs, laburnum, nightingales, and swallows."
The Kensington District|Geraldine Edith Mitton

British Dictionary definitions for laburnum

laburnum

/ (ləˈbɜːnəm) /

noun

any leguminous tree or shrub of the Eurasian genus Laburnum, having clusters of yellow drooping flowers: all parts of the plant are poisonous

Word Origin for laburnum

C16: New Latin, from Latin

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