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Definition of Locust tree

1. Noun. Any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae.

Definition of Locust tree

1. Noun. Any of a number of trees in the genera ''Gleditsia'' and ''Robinia''. ¹

2. Noun. The honey locust, a leguminous tree with pods having a sweet, edible pulp. ¹

3. Noun. The black locust, a leguminous tree with toxic pods, but useful for making honey. ¹

4. Noun. (context: less common) The African locust bean tree (''Parkia biglobosa''). ¹

5. Noun. The carob tree, ''Ceratonia siliqua''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Locust tree

1. A large North American tree of the genus Robinia (R. Pseudacacia), producing large slender racemes of white, fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an ornamental tree. In England it is called acacia. The name is also applied to other trees of different genera, especially to those of the genus Hymenaea, of which H. Courbaril is a lofty, spreading tree of South America; also to the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua), a tree growing in the Mediterranean region. Honey locust tree, a small swamp tree (Gleditschia monosperma), of the Southern United States. Origin: Etymol. Uncertain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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