yellow locust

/ˌjɛloʊ ˌloʊkəst/
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Other forms: yellow locusts

Definitions of yellow locust
  1. noun
    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
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    type of:
    locust, locust tree
    any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
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