locust

1. any of numerous orthopterous insects of the genera Locusta, Melanoplus, etc., such as L. migratoria, of warm and tropical regions of the Old World, which travel in vast swarms, stripping large areas of vegetation

2. a North American leguminous tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, having prickly branches, hanging clusters of white fragrant flowers, and reddish-brown seed pods

3. the yellowish durable wood of this tree

4. any of several similar trees, such as the honey locust and carob

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locust

Wood of the locust tree; coarse-grained, strong, hard, decay-resistant, and durable. See also: Douglas fir

locust

[′lō·kəst]

(botany)

Either of two species of commercially important trees, black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) and honey locust (Gladitsia triacanthos), in the family Leguminosae.

(invertebrate zoology)

The common name for various migratory grasshoppers of the family Locustidae.

locust, black locust, red locust

Wood of the locust tree; coarse-grained, strong, hard, decay-resistant, and durable; used in construction, esp. for posts.

locust

tree representing elegance. [Tree Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 175]

See: Elegance

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