black locust

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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 species in some areas.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, locust.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

black locust black locusts
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