Found 2 hits - Term: gleditschia monosperma, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
1913 webster
note: the name is also applied to other trees of different
genera, especially to those of the genus hymenaea,
of which hymenaea courbaril is a lofty, spreading
tree of south america; also to the carob tree
ceratonia siliqua, a tree growing in the
mediterranean region.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
see also:
robinia robinia pseudacacia acacia hymenaea hymenaea courbaril ceratonia siliqua
honey locust tree gleditschia gleditschia triacanthus honey locust water locust tree
gleditschia monosperma
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
water locust \wa"ter lo"cust\ bot.
a thorny leguminous tree gleditschia monosperma which
grows in the swamps of the mississippi valley.
1913 webster
see also:
gleditschia monosperma
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