Definition of Robinia pseudoacacia

1. Noun. Large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions.

Exact synonyms: Black Locust, Yellow Locust
Generic synonyms: Locust, Locust Tree
Group relationships: Genus Robinia, Robinia
Terms within: Black Locust

Lexicographical Neighbors of Robinia Pseudoacacia

Robertson
Robertson pupil
Robertson screw
Robertson screwdriver
Robertsonian translocation
Robeson
Robeson Channel
Robespierre
Robespierrean
Robey
Robin
Robin's syndrome
Robin Goodfellow
Robin Hood
Robinia hispida
Robinia pseudoacacia
Robinia viscosa
Robins
Robinson
Robinson's disease
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Jeffers
Robinson catheter
Robinson index
Robison
Robison-Embden ester
Robison ester

Literary usage of Robinia pseudoacacia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Tissue Culture: Plants: A Bibliography, January 1992-March 1994 by Henry Gilbert (1995)
"P54 Cambial tissue culture and subsequent shoot regeneration from mature black locust (robinia pseudoacacia L.). Han, KH; Keathley, DE; Gordon, MP Berlin, ..."

2. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson, William Robinson, F. L. S. (1906)
"... with delicate pink flowers ; il robinia pseudoacacia. semperflorens, flowering throughout the summer, and having white blossoms and bright green foliage ..."

3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... robinia pseudoacacia L. Black locust Deciduous tree Open woods, floodplains, thickets and fencerows. Robinia viscosa Vent. Clammy locust Deciduous tree ..."

4. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... FABACEAE robinia pseudoacacia L. Black locust Deciduous tree Open woods, floodplains, thickets and fencerows. Robinia viscosa Vent. ..."

5. Early Western Travels, 1748-1846: A Series of Annotated Reprints of Some of by Reuben Gold Thwaites (1905)
"... The acacia (robinia pseudoacacia), the honey locust, and the ohio aesculus are among the forest trees, but are confined to the low grounds. ..."

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