The tree species "Gleditsia aquatica" is commonly called water locust, after its habitat of river swamps and slough margins.
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Water locust — Wa ter lo cust (Bot.) A thorny leguminous tree ({Gleditschia monosperma}) which grows in the swamps of the Mississippi valley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Water locust tree — Locust tree Lo cust tree . [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water locust — noun honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood • Syn: ↑swamp locust, ↑Gleditsia aquatica • Hypernyms: ↑locust tree, ↑locust • Member Holonyms: ↑Gleditsia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
water locust — a spiny tree, Gleditsia aquatica, of the legume family, native to the southeastern coastal U.S., having pinnate leaves, greenish yellow, bell shaped flowers, and long stalked, thin pods. Also called swamp locust. [1800 10, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
Locust tree — Lo cust tree . [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Locust Fork, Alabama — Infobox Settlement official name = Locust Fork, Alabama settlement type = Town imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location in Blount County and the state of Alabama mapsize1 = map… … Wikipedia
locust tree — noun any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae • Syn: ↑locust • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑courbaril, ↑Hymenaea courbaril, ↑water locust, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Locust Grove — Locust Grove, GA U.S. city in Georgia Population (2000): 2322 Housing Units (2000): 863 Land area (2000): 2.131313 sq. miles (5.520074 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.067638 sq. miles (0.175182 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.198951 sq. miles (5.695256 … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Locust bean gum — (also known as carob gum, carob bean gum, carobin, E410) is a galactomannan vegetable gum extracted from the seeds of the Carob tree. It is used as a thickening agent and gelling agent in food technology. It is soluble in hot water. [Martin… … Wikipedia
Locust — Locust, NC U.S. city in North Carolina Population (2000): 2416 Housing Units (2000): 981 Land area (2000): 5.135025 sq. miles (13.299654 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.135025 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
