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单词 locust
释义 lo·cust
\ˈlōkəst\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin locusta locust, lobster; perhaps akin to Latin lacertus muscle — more at leg
1. : a grasshopper of the family Acrididae; especially : any of numerous migratory grasshoppers that often travel in vast swarms and strip the areas through which they pass of all vegetation
2. : cicada 2
3.
 a. or locust tree : any of various hard-wooded trees of the family Leguminosae: as
  (1) : carob 1a
  (2) : a tall tree (Robinia pseudoacacia) of eastern No. America that has pinnately compound leaves, drooping racemes of fragrant white flowers, and strong stiff wood that is remarkably resistant to decay — called also black locust, honey locust
  (3) : courbaril 1
  (4) : honey locust 1a(1)
  (5) New Zealand : kowhai
 b. : any of various trees of other families resembling a locust — used with a qualifying term
  < bastard locust >
 c. : the wood of a locust tree
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