Definition of locust tree Locust tree
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What does locust tree mean?
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| locust tree - any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae | ||
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| tree English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) | ||
| fabaceae, family fabaceae, family leguminosae, legume family, leguminosae, pea family a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae | ||
| courbaril, hymenaea courbaril West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood | ||
| locust migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae | ||
| gleditsia aquatica, swamp locust, water locust honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood | ||
| gleditsia triacanthos, honey locust tall usually spiny North American tree having small greenish-white flowers in drooping racemes followed by long twisting seed pods; yields very hard durable reddish-brown wood; introduced to temperate Old World | ||
| robinia pseudoacacia, yellow locust, black locust large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- locust tree
A large North American tree of the genus Robinia (R. Pseudacacia), producing large slender racemes of white, fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an ornamental tree. In England it is called acacia.
