honey locust

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A North American deciduous tree (Gleditsia triacanthos) having fragrant flowers and hard red wood
Any of several trees of the genus Gleditsia, especially G. triacanthos, having deciduous, pinnately compound leaves, small flowers in racemes, and large, often twisted, indehiscent pods
{i} tall thorny tree of eastern North America
tall usually spiny North American tree having small greenish-white flowers in drooping racemes followed by long twisting seed pods; yields very hard durable reddish-brown wood; introduced to temperate Old World
honey locusts
plural form of honey locust
The honey locust
honeylocust
honey locust

    Hyphenation

    hon·ey lo·cust

    Turkish pronunciation

    hʌni lōkıst

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhənē ˈlōkəst/ /ˈhʌniː ˈloʊkəst/

    Etymology

    [ 'h&-nE ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English hony, from Old English hunig; akin to Old High German honag honey, Latin canicae bran.
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