English noun: black locust | |||
1. | black locust (plant) strong stiff wood of a black-locust tree; very resistant to decay | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wood | ||
Substance meronym | black 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 | ||
Synonyms | Robinia pseudoacacia, yellow locust | ||
Broader (hypernym) | locust, locust tree | ||
Member meronym | genus Robinia, Robinia | ||
Substance holonym | black locust | ||