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water locust (encz) | water locust, n: |
Water locust (gcide) | Water locust \Wa"ter lo"cust\ (Bot.)
A thorny leguminous tree (Gleditschia monosperma) which
grows in the swamps of the Mississippi valley.
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water locust (wn) | water locust
n 1: honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United
States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood [syn:
water locust, swamp locust, Gleditsia aquatica] |
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Water locust (gcide) | Water locust \Wa"ter lo"cust\ (Bot.)
A thorny leguminous tree (Gleditschia monosperma) which
grows in the swamps of the Mississippi valley.
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Water locust tree (gcide) | Locust tree \Lo"cust tree`\n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)
A large North American tree of the genus Robinia ({Robinia
Pseudacacia}), producing large slender racemes of white,
fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an
ornamental tree. In England it is called acacia.
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Note: The name is also applied to other trees of different
genera, especially to those of the genus Hymen[ae]a,
of which Hymen[ae]a Courbaril is a lofty, spreading
tree of South America; also to the carob tree
(Ceratonia siliqua), a tree growing in the
Mediterranean region.
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Honey locust tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Gleditschia
) Gleditschia triacanthus), having pinnate leaves and
strong branching thorns; -- so called from a sweet pulp
found between the seeds in the pods. Called also simply
honey locust.
Water locust tree (Bot.), a small swamp tree ({Gleditschia
monosperma}), of the Southern United States.
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