locust tree

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua).
  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. 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. An African locust bean tree (Parkia biglobosa). uncommon

词形变化

locust trees plural

词汇关系

相关词
tree 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.
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