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Locust tree

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua).
  2. 2
    any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae wordnet
  3. 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. 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. 5
    An African locust bean tree (Parkia biglobosa). uncommon

Etymology

Named after the "locusts" said to have been eaten by John the Baptist, based on the theory that they were really carob pods.

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