a thorny leguminous tree, Gleditsia triacanthos of E North America, that has long pods containing a sweet-tasting pulp
2. another name for mesquite
honey locust in American English
noun
a thorny North American tree, Gleditsia triacanthos, of the legume family, having small, compound leaves and pods with a sweet pulp
Also called: black locust, three-thorned acacia
Word origin
[1735–45, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1735–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boxer, stasis, tandem, tutorial, washboard
Examples of 'honey locust' in a sentence
honey locust
Moreover, the reach invaded by honey locust show scarce macrophytes.
Adonis David Giorgi, Carolina Vilches, María Carolina Rodríguez Castro, Eduardo Zunino,Juan Debandi, Sebastián Kravetz, Ana Torremorell 2014, 'HONEY LOCUST (Gleditsia triacanthos L. (Fabaceae)) INVASION EFFECT ON TEMPERATURE,LIGHT AND METABOLISM OF A PAMPEAN STREAM', Acta Biológica Colombianahttps://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/actabiol/article/view/38384. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Emission rates were significantly higher during the blooming compared to the post-blooming state for crabapple and honey locust.
R. Baghi, D. Helmig, A. Guenther, T. Duhl, R. Daly 2012, 'Contribution of flowering trees to urban atmospheric biogenic volatile organic compoundemissions', Biogeoscienceshttp://www.biogeosciences.net/9/3777/2012/bg-9-3777-2012.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)