- black locust
- noun Date: 1787 a tall tree (Robinia pseudoacacia) of eastern North America with pinnately compound leaves, drooping racemes of fragrant white flowers, and strong stiff wood
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Black locust — Taxobox name = Black Locust image width = 240px image caption = Flowers regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia = Fabaceae subfamilia = Faboideae tribus = Robinieae genus = Robinia species = R.… … Wikipedia
black locust — noun 1. strong stiff wood of a black locust tree; very resistant to decay • Hypernyms: ↑wood • Substance Holonyms: ↑yellow locust, ↑Robinia pseudoacacia 2. large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves… … Useful english dictionary
black locust — baltažiedė robinija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, vaistinis, medingas nuodingas augalas (Robinia pseudoacacia), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Robinia pseudoacacia angl. black… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
black locust — black′ lo′cust n. pln a North American tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of fragrant white flowers • Etymology: 1780–90, amer … From formal English to slang
black locust — 1. Also called false acacia, yellow locust. a North American tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of fragrant white flowers. 2. See honey locust. [1780 90, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
black locust — noun A tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to the southeastern United States, but widely planted and naturalized elsewhere in temperate North America, Europe and Asia; considered an invasive… … Wiktionary
black locust — /blæk ˈloʊkəst/ (say blak lohkuhst) noun the durable wood of the American tree Robinia pseudoacacia …
Locust (disambiguation) — Locust can refer to:In nature* The locust, a swarming grasshopper. * The cicada, often referred to as a seven year locust. * The magicicada, often referred to as a 13 year or 17 year locust. * Various plants, especially of the genera Gleditsia… … Wikipedia
Locust tree — can mean:* Any of a number of tree species in the genera Gleditsia or Robinia * Honey locust, a leguminous tree with pods having a sweet, edible pulp * Black locust, a leguminous tree with toxic pods but useful for making honey * Or less commonly … Wikipedia
locust — [lō′kəst] n. [ME < L locusta, prob. akin to lacerta, LIZARD] 1. any of various large grasshoppers; specif., a migratory grasshopper often traveling in great swarms and destroying nearly all vegetation in areas visited 2. SEVENTEEN YEAR LOCUST… … English World dictionary