laburnum

noun la·bur·num \lə-ˈbər-nəm\

Definition of LABURNUM

: any of a small genus (Laburnum, especially L. anagyroides) of poisonous leguminous shrubs and trees of Eurasia with pendulous racemes of bright yellow flowers

Origin of LABURNUM

New Latin, from Latin

First Known Use: 1567

Rhymes with LABURNUM

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