honey locust

See also: honeylocust

English

honey locust leaves and thorns

Noun

honey locust (plural honey locusts)

A North American deciduous tree (Gleditsia triacanthos) having fragrant flowers, hard red wood, and conspicuous thorns.

Hyponyms

(Gleditsia triacanthos): thornless honey locust

Translations

tree

Cherokee: ᎫᎴᎠᏥ (guleatsi), ᎧᎶqᎤᎡᎩᏗ (kaloquegidi)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 美国皂荚 (měiguó zàojiá)
Finnish: kolmioka (fi), lännenkolmioka
French: févier m

Italian: spino di Giuda m
Navajo: naaztání
Panamint: lokkopü
Portuguese: espinheiro-da-virgínia m

Further reading

honey locust on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Gleditsia triacanthos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
honey locust on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
honey locust at USDA Plants database

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