black locust

black lo·cust

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [blak loh-kuh st]
- /blæk ˈloʊ kəst/
- /blæk ˈləʊ.kəst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak loh-kuh st]
- /blæk ˈloʊ kəst/

Definitions of black locust words

noun black locust Also called false acacia, yellow locust. a North American tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of fragrant white flowers. 1
noun black locust honey locust. 1
noun black locust tree from which acacia honey is obtained 1
noun black locust A tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to the southeastern United States, but widely planted and naturalized elsewhere in temperate North America, Europe and Asia; considered an invasive species in some areas. 0

See all 4 definitions of black locust

Information block about the term

Origin of black locust

First appearance:

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1780-90

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Black locust

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Black locust

black locust popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

black locust usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer