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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Judas \Ju"das\, n.
   The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous
   person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship. --
   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}.

Cornel \Cor"nel\ (-n?l), n. [OF. cornille, cornoille, F.
   cornouille, cornel berry, LL. cornolium cornel tree, fr. L.
   cornus, fr. cornu horn, in allusion to the hardness of the
   wood. See {Horn}.]
   1. (Bot.) The cornelian cherry ({Cornus Mas}), a European
      shrub with clusters of small, greenish flowers, followed
      by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries.

   2. Any species of the genus {Cornus}, as {C. florida}, the
      flowering cornel; {C. stolonifera}, the osier cornel; {C.
      Canadensis}, the dwarf cornel, or bunchberry.
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