| locust | 1. <zoology> Any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family Acrididae, allied to the grasshoppers; especially, (Edipoda, or Pachytylus, migratoria, and Acridium perigrinum, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the United States the related species with similar habits are usually called grasshoppers. See Grasshopper. These insects are at times so numerous in Africa and the south of Asia as to devour every green thing; and when they migrate, they fly in an immense cloud. In the United States the harvest flies are improperly called locusts. See Cicada. Locust beetle, an African bird; the beefeater. 2. [Etymol. Uncertain. <botany> The locust tree. See Locust Tree (definition, note, and phrases). <botany> Locust bean, a commercial name for the sweet pod of the carob tree. Origin: L. Locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf. Lobster. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| locust gum | <botany> The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region; also, its edible beans or pods, called St. John's bread. The Honey mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), a small tree found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet, pulpy pods. A valuable gum, resembling gum arabic, is collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico. Origin: Sp. Algarroba, fr. Ar. Al-kharrbah. Cf. Carob. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| locust tree | <botany> A large North American tree of the genus Robinia (R. Pseudacacia), producing large slender racemes of white, fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an ornamental tree. In England it is called acacia. The name is also applied to other trees of different genera, especially to those of the genus Hymenaea, of which H. Courbaril is a lofty, spreading tree of South America; also to the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua), a tree growing in the Mediterranean region. <botany> Honey locust tree, a small swamp tree (Gleditschia monosperma), of the Southern United States. Origin: Etymol. Uncertain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| locusta | <botany> The spikelet or flower cluster of grasses. Origin: NL., cf. Locuste. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| locustella | <zoology> The European cricket warbler. Origin: NL, fr. L. Locusta a locust. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| locustic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or derived from, the locust; formerly used to designate a supposed acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| water locust | <botany> A thorny leguminous tree (Gleditschia monosperma) which grows in the swamps of the Mississippi valley. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| locust bean |
carob: long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute
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| locust bean |
Carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) is an evergreen shrub or tree native to the Mediterranean region, cultivated for its edible seed pods. Also known as St John's Bread, the flesh of the pods tastes similar to sweetened cocoa, but contains no caffeine or other psychoactive substances and is often used as a hypoallergenic, drug-free substitute. ...
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| locust b. |
1. Ceratonia siliqua. 2. carob (def. 2).
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| locust bean |
Properly the fruit of the African locust bean tree (Parkia filicoidea) but the name is frequently applied to the fruit of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua). The latter originated in the eastern Mediterranean region and is also found in the subtropics. The fruits are thick, fleshy (more so in the carob) pods each containing about a dozen seeds. The seeds are tough and must be crushed before feeding. ...
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| locust | migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae |
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| locust | any of various hard-wooded trees of the family Leguminosae |
| locust | hardwood from any of various locust trees |
| locust | long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp |
| locust | long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp |
| locust | any of various hard-wooded trees of the family Leguminosae |
| locust | a genus of Acrididae |
| locust | Old World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping large areas of vegetation |
| locust | short-horned grasshoppers |
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