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Water locust — Wa ter lo cust (Bot.) A thorny leguminous tree ({Gleditschia monosperma}) which grows in the swamps of the Mississippi valley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Water locust — The tree species Gleditsia aquatica is commonly called water locust, after its habitat of river swamps and slough margins.External links* [http://www.cirrusimage.com/tree water locust.htm Water Locust Gleditsia aquatica ] Diagnostic photographs… … Wikipedia
Water locust tree — Locust tree Lo cust tree . [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A large North American tree of the genus {Robinia} ({Robinia Pseudacacia}), producing large slender racemes of white, fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an ornamental… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water locust — noun honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood • Syn: ↑swamp locust, ↑Gleditsia aquatica • Hypernyms: ↑locust tree, ↑locust • Member Holonyms: ↑Gleditsia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Locust tree — Lo cust tree . [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A large North American tree of the genus {Robinia} ({Robinia Pseudacacia}), producing large slender racemes of white, fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an ornamental tree. In… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Locust Fork, Alabama — Infobox Settlement official name = Locust Fork, Alabama settlement type = Town imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location in Blount County and the state of Alabama mapsize1 = map… … Wikipedia
locust tree — noun any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae • Syn: ↑locust • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑courbaril, ↑Hymenaea courbaril, ↑water locust, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Locust Grove — Locust Grove, GA U.S. city in Georgia Population (2000): 2322 Housing Units (2000): 863 Land area (2000): 2.131313 sq. miles (5.520074 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.067638 sq. miles (0.175182 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.198951 sq. miles (5.695256 … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Locust bean gum — (also known as carob gum, carob bean gum, carobin, E410) is a galactomannan vegetable gum extracted from the seeds of the Carob tree. It is used as a thickening agent and gelling agent in food technology. It is soluble in hot water. [Martin… … Wikipedia
Locust — Locust, NC U.S. city in North Carolina Population (2000): 2416 Housing Units (2000): 981 Land area (2000): 5.135025 sq. miles (13.299654 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.135025 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
