What is the meaning of black locust?

noun

  • Strong stiff wood of a black-locust tree; very resistant to decay.
  • 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.
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