Definition of Black locust

1. Noun. Strong stiff wood of a black-locust tree; very resistant to decay.

Substance meronyms: Robinia Pseudoacacia, Yellow Locust
Generic synonyms: Wood

2. Noun. Large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions.
Exact synonyms: Robinia Pseudoacacia, Yellow Locust
Generic synonyms: Locust, Locust Tree
Group relationships: Genus Robinia, Robinia

Definition of Black locust

1. Noun. 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. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Locust

black humour
black ice
black information
black jack
black kite
black knapweed
black knight
black knights
black knot
black larch
black lead
black letter
black letters
black light
black line
black locust (current term)
black locusts
black lotion
black lovage
black lung
black lung disease
black magic
black magick
black maire
black mallee
black mamba
black mambas
black man
black mangrove
black maple

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