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black locust

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black locust
n.
A deciduous tree (Robinia pseudoacacia) in the pea family, native to the eastern and central United States and having alternate, pinnately compound leaves, spiny stipules, and hanging clusters of fragrant, creamy-white flowers.
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Noun1.black locustblack locust - strong stiff wood of a black-locust tree; very resistant to decay
Robinia pseudoacacia, yellow locust, black locust - 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
wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
2.black locustblack locust - 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
Robinia pseudoacacia, yellow locust
locust tree, locust - any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
genus Robinia, Robinia - deciduous flowering trees and shrubs
black locust - strong stiff wood of a black-locust tree; very resistant to decay


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