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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 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
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
