/ English Dictionary |
MOSS LOCUST
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers
Synonyms:
bristly locust; moss locust; Robinia hispida; rose acacia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("moss locust" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("moss locust" is a member of...):
genus Robinia; Robinia (deciduous flowering trees and shrubs)