honey locust

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.

Origin of honey locust

An Americanism dating back to 1735–45

Words nearby honey locust

honey eater, honeyed, honey fungus, honey gilding, honey guide, honey locust, honey mesquite, honeymoon, honeymoon bridge, honey mouse, honey mushroom

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Example sentences from the Web for honey locust

Is a peach-tree just like a horse-chestnut, or a scrub-oak, or a honey-locust?
Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith|Robert Patterson
At last he was tired from defending himself alone against two, and pretended to aim a blow at the honey-locust tree.
Myths of the Cherokee|James Mooney
For something sweet he could go to the pod of the honey-locust.
Erskine Dale--Pioneer|John Fox
A sweet gum and a honey-locust standing together on the banks of a creek.
Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6)|John McElroy

In Virginia whole plantations of the honey-locust furnished locust beans for making metheglin.
Home Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle

British Dictionary definitions for honey locust

honey locust

noun

a thorny leguminous tree, Gleditsia triacanthos of E North America, that has long pods containing a sweet-tasting pulp

another name for mesquite

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	honey locust
释义	honey locust 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. Origin of honey locust An Americanism dating back to 1735–45 Words nearby honey locust honey eater, honeyed, honey fungus, honey gilding, honey guide, honey locust, honey mesquite, honeymoon, honeymoon bridge, honey mouse, honey mushroom Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for honey locust Is a peach-tree just like a horse-chestnut, or a scrub-oak, or a honey-locust? Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith\|Robert Patterson At last he was tired from defending himself alone against two, and pretended to aim a blow at the honey-locust tree. Myths of the Cherokee\|James Mooney For something sweet he could go to the pod of the honey-locust. Erskine Dale--Pioneer\|John Fox A sweet gum and a honey-locust standing together on the banks of a creek. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6)\|John McElroy In Virginia whole plantations of the honey-locust furnished locust beans for making metheglin. Home Life in Colonial Days\|Alice Morse Earle British Dictionary definitions for honey locust honey locust noun a thorny leguminous tree, Gleditsia triacanthos of E North America, that has long pods containing a sweet-tasting pulp another name for mesquite Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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