locust tree

短语

刺槐，洋槐; 槐树

词形变化

locust trees 复数 locust trees

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua).

  2. 2.

    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.

  3. 3.

    Any of a number of similar looking trees in the genera Gleditsia and Robinia.

    A black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), a leguminous tree with toxic pods, but useful for making honey.

  4. 4.

    An African locust bean tree (Parkia biglobosa).

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

locust

上位词 1

tree

下位词 5

black locust courbaril honeylocust water locust yellow locust

部分词 1

locust

词源

Named after the "locusts" said to have been eaten by John the Baptist, based on the theory that they were really carob pods.

来源：wiktionary