honey locust

honey locust ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. a thorny North American tree, Gleditsia triacanthos, of the legume family, having small, compound leaves and pods with a sweet pulp.

Origin of honey locust An Americanism dating back to 1735–45 Also called black locust, three-thorned acacia. Examples from the Web for honey locust Historical Examples of honey locust

The common Locust, the Honey-locust, and the Sumacs are illustrations.

Trees of the Northern United States

Austin C. Apgar

A sweet gum and a honey-locust standing together on the banks of a creek.

Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6)

John McElroy

For something sweet he could go to the pod of the honey-locust.

Erskine Dale–Pioneer

John Fox

Fig. 158 is evenly or abruptly pinnate, as in the Honey-Locust.

The Elements of Botany

Asa Gray

Is a peach-tree just like a horse-chestnut, or a scrub-oak, or a honey-locust?

Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith

Robert Patterson

British Dictionary definitions for honey locust honey locust noun

1. a thorny leguminous tree, Gleditsia triacanthos of E North America, that has long pods containing a sweet-tasting pulp
2. another name for mesquite