false acacia

noun

A deciduous tree, of species Robinia pseudoacacia, native to the United States; the black locust.

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Meanings

nounfalse acacia (plural false acacias)

plural false acacias

  1. A deciduous tree, of species Robinia pseudoacacia, native to the United States; the black locust.

    The taproots of trees like the false acacia, growing between Park Royal and Alperton, thrust deeply into the ground, while the spreading roots of the silver birch stitch the soil.

    1950 July, “Traveller's Joy”, in Railway Magazine, page ii (advertisement)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
black locust
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APA

false acacia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20acacia

MLA

“false acacia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20acacia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “false acacia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20acacia.

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