noun
any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
• Syn: ↑locust
• Hypernyms: ↑tree
• Hyponyms:
↑courbaril, ↑Hymenaea courbaril, ↑water locust, ↑swamp locust, ↑Gleditsia aquatica, ↑honey locust, ↑Gleditsia triacanthos, ↑black locust, ↑yellow locust, ↑Robinia pseudoacacia, ↑clammy locust, ↑Robinia viscosa
• Member Holonyms: ↑Leguminosae, ↑family Leguminosae, ↑Fabaceae, ↑family Fabaceae, ↑legume family, ↑pea family
• Substance Meronyms: ↑locust
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noun : locust 3a
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locust tree noun
1. The carob
2. The false acacia (Robinia pseudo-acacia) or its wood
3. A large West Indian tree (Hymenaea courbaril) of the Caesalpinia family, with buttress roots, valuable wood, and bark exuding resin
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Main Entry: ↑locust
Useful english dictionary. 2012.