Meanings
plural black locusts
- A tall, deciduous tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family (Fabaceae), native to the southeastern United States, having pinnately compound leaves, spiny stipules, long drooping racemes of fragrant, creamy-white flowers, and strong stiff wood that is rather resistant to decay; considered an invasive species in some areas.
Synonyms: false acacia, yellow locust
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tall, deciduous tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family (Fabaceae), native to the southeastern United States, having pinnately compound leaves, spiny stipules, long drooping racemes of fragrant, creamy-white flowers, and strong stiff wood that is rather resistant to decay; considered an invasive species in some areas.
More synonyms by meaning
nounlarge 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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Translations
Arabic شَجَرَةُ الْجَرَادِ, سَنْطٌ كَاذِبٌ
- شَجَرَةُ الْجَرَادِ (šajaratu l-jarādi)Robinia pseudoacacia
- سَنْطٌ كَاذِبٌ (sanṭun kāḏibun)Robinia pseudoacacia
Basque sasiakazia
- sasiakaziaRobinia pseudoacacia
Bulgarian салкъ́м, бял салкъ́м
- салкъ́м (salkắm)Robinia pseudoacacia
- бял салкъ́м (bjal salkắm)Robinia pseudoacacia
- бя́ла ака́ция (bjála akácija)Robinia pseudoacacia
Catalan acàcia borda, robínia
- acàcia bordaRobinia pseudoacacia
- robíniaRobinia pseudoacacia
Czech akát
- akátRobinia pseudoacacia
Dutch robinia
- robiniaRobinia pseudoacacia
Finnish valeakaasia
- valeakaasiaRobinia pseudoacacia
French robinier, robinier faux-acacia
- robinierRobinia pseudoacacia
- robinier faux-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia
- faux-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia
- acacia blancRobinia pseudoacacia
German Robinie, Scheinakazie
- RobinieRobinia pseudoacacia
- ScheinakazieRobinia pseudoacacia
Hungarian akác, fehér akác
- akácRobinia pseudoacacia
- fehér akácRobinia pseudoacacia
Irish crann lócaiste
- crann lócaisteRobinia pseudoacacia
Italian robinia
- robiniaRobinia pseudoacacia
Japanese 針槐
- 針槐 (harienju)Robinia pseudoacacia
Korean 아까시나무
- 아까시나무 (akkasinamu)Robinia pseudoacacia
Polish robinia
- robiniaRobinia pseudoacacia
Portuguese acácia-bastarda, acácia-branca
- acácia-bastardaRobinia pseudoacacia
- acácia-brancaRobinia pseudoacacia
- falsa-acáciaRobinia pseudoacacia
Romanian salcâm
- salcâmRobinia pseudoacacia
Russian бе́лая ака́ция
- бе́лая ака́ция (bélaja akácija)Robinia pseudoacacia
Slovak agát biely
- agát bielyRobinia pseudoacacia
Swedish robinia, falsk akacia
- robiniaRobinia pseudoacacia
- falsk akaciaRobinia pseudoacacia
Turkish yalancı akasya, salkım ağacı
- yalancı akasyaRobinia pseudoacacia
- salkım ağacıRobinia pseudoacacia
Welsh ffug acasia, pren locust
- ffug acasiaRobinia pseudoacacia
- pren locustRobinia pseudoacacia
Cite this entry
black locust. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20locust
“black locust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20locust. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black locust,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20locust.
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