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honey locust

honey locust noun: a North American deciduous tree (Gleditsia triacanthos) having fragrant flowers, hard red wood, and conspicuous thorns.

honey locust: a North American deciduous tree (Gleditsia triacanthos) having fragrant flowers, hard red wood, and...
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Noun

honey locust (plural honey locusts)

  1. A North American deciduous tree (Gleditsia triacanthos) having fragrant flowers, hard red wood, and conspicuous thorns.

Forms of honey locust

pluralhoney locusts

Questions about honey locust

What does honey locust mean?
Honey locust means a North American deciduous tree (Gleditsia triacanthos) having fragrant flowers, hard red wood, and conspicuous thorns.
What part of speech is honey locust?
Honey locust is a noun.
What is the plural of honey locust?
The plural of honey locust is honey locusts.

Words near honey locust in the dictionary

  1. honey house
  2. honey houses
  3. honey joys
  4. honey kite
  5. honey kites
  6. honey locust
  7. honey locusts
  8. honey lotus
  9. honey lotuses
  10. honey mark
  11. honey marks

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