honey locust

honey locust

See also: honeylocust

English

honey locust leaves and thorns

Noun

honey locust (plural honey locusts)

1. 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

References

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