Locust tree
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua).
- 2 any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae wordnet
- 3 Any of a number of similar looking trees in the genera Gleditsia and Robinia.; A honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), a leguminous tree with pods having a sweet, edible pulp.
- 4 Any of a number of similar looking trees in the genera Gleditsia and Robinia.; A black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), a leguminous tree with toxic pods, but useful for making honey.
- 5 An African locust bean tree (Parkia biglobosa). uncommon
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Named after the "locusts" said to have been eaten by John the Baptist, based on the theory that they were really carob pods.