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Definition of Robinia
1. Noun. Deciduous flowering trees and shrubs.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Papilionoideae, Subfamily Papilionoideae
Member holonyms: Bristly Locust, Moss Locust, Robinia Hispida, Rose Acacia, Black Locust, Robinia Pseudoacacia, Yellow Locust, Clammy Locust, Robinia Viscosa
Definition of Robinia
1. n. A genus of leguminous trees including the common locust of North America (Robinia Pseudocacia).
Definition of Robinia
1. an plant of the locust genus [n -S]
Medical Definition of Robinia
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Robinia
Literary usage of Robinia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Check List of the Forest Trees of the United States: Their Names and Ranges by George Bishop Sudworth (1898)
"robinia neo-mexicana Gray. New-Mexican Locust. RANGE.—Colorado (from Purgatory
River) through northern New Mexico and Arizona (to Santa Catalina and Santa ..."
2. Forestry Quarterly by New York State College of Forestry (1908)
"As was pointed out in an article by Mr. robinia Gaskill in vol. ... An article
by Vadas on systems of management adapted for robinia forests, ..."
3. The Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed by William Curtis (1795)
"ROUGH -STALK'D robinia, or ROSE ACACIA. daß and Order. ... Linn. Mant. p. 668.
Ait. Kew. v. 3. p. 53. robinia ..."
4. On Landed Property, and the Economy of Estates: Comprehending the Relation by David Low (1844)
"The robinia grows only with the luxuriance proper to it in the lower latitudes,
... The robinia was one of the first of the larger American forest trees ..."
5. The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties by Charles Henry Snow (1908)
"The black locust (robinia pseudacacia), the honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos),
... robinia is from Robin, the name of an early French botanist. ..."
6. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"... curved spines on its twigs, and its new growth bears glandular but not viscid
hairs. The flowers are rosy THE CLAMMY LOCUST (robinia ..."
7. The Indian Forester (1895)
"... Sc Chestnut and robinia as Forest Trees. The September number of the •'
Allgcmeine Forst and Jagd ..."
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