|

yellow locust

DEFINITIONS OF: yellow locust

1

n 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

Synonyms:
Robinia pseudoacacia, black locust
Type of:
locust, locust tree
any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES