locust tree
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named after the "locusts" said to have been eaten by John the Baptist, based on the theory that they were really carob pods.
Noun
[edit]locust tree (plural locust trees)
- A carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua).
- 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.
- A black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), a leguminous tree with toxic pods, but useful for making honey.
- (less common) An African locust bean tree (Parkia biglobosa).
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