Meanings
nounwater locust (plural water locusts)
plural water locusts
- Gleditsia aquatica, a tree found in swamps.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounhoney locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood
Similar
swamp locustGleditsia aquatica
Broader
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APA
water locust. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20locust
MLA
“water locust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20locust. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water locust,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20locust.
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