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English noun: black locust

1. black locust (plant) strong stiff wood of a black-locust tree; very resistant to decay


Broader (hypernym)wood


Substance meronymblack locust, Robinia pseudoacacia, yellow locust

2. black locust (plant) 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


SynonymsRobinia pseudoacacia, yellow locust


Broader (hypernym)locust, locust tree


Member meronymgenus Robinia, Robinia


Substance holonymblack locust









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