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locust

black locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

lo·cust

(lō′kəst)

1. Any of various short-horned grasshoppers that sometimes migrate in immense swarms, devouring vegetation and crops.

2. A cicada, especially a periodical cicada.

a. Any of several trees of the pea family bearing long pods, especially the black locust, honey locust, and carob.

b. The wood of any of these trees.

[Middle English, from Old French locuste, from Latin locusta. Sense 3a, probably from the resemblance of a carob pod to a grasshopper and the use of both as subsistence food in drier regions of the Near East.]

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locust

(ˈləʊkəst)

1. (Animals) any of numerous orthopterous insects of the genera Locusta, Melanoplus, etc, such as L. migratoria, of warm and tropical regions of the Old World, which travel in vast swarms, stripping large areas of vegetation. See also grasshopper¹ Compare seventeen-year locust

2. (Plants) Also called: locust tree or false acacia a North American leguminous tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, having prickly branches, hanging clusters of white fragrant flowers, and reddish-brown seed pods

3. (Plants) the yellowish durable wood of this tree

4. (Plants) any of several similar trees, such as the honey locust and carob

[C13 (the insect): from Latin locusta locust; applied to the tree (C17) because the pods resemble locusts]

ˈlocust-ˌlike adj

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lo•cust

(ˈloʊ kəst)

n.

1. Also called short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.

2. any of various cicadas, as the seventeen-year locust.

3. any North American tree of the genus Robinia, of the legume family, esp. R. pseudoacacia, having pinnate leaves and clusters of fragrant white flowers.

4. the durable wood of this tree.

5. any of various other trees, as the carob and the honey locust.

[1150–1200; Middle English < Latin locusta grasshopper]

lo′cust•like`, adj.

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Noun	1.	locust - migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae acridid, short-horned grasshopper - grasshopper with short antennae Locusta migratoria, migratory locust - Old World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping large areas of vegetation migratory grasshopper - serious pest of grain-growing and range areas of central and western United States
	2.	locust - hardwood from any of various locust trees locust tree, locust - any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
	3.	locust - any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae locust tree Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, family Leguminosae, legume family, Leguminosae, pea family - a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae courbaril, Hymenaea courbaril - West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood locust - hardwood from any of various locust trees Gleditsia aquatica, swamp locust, water locust - honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood Gleditsia triacanthos, honey locust - tall usually spiny North American tree having small greenish-white flowers in drooping racemes followed by long twisting seed pods; yields very hard durable reddish-brown wood; introduced to temperate Old World Robinia pseudoacacia, yellow locust, black locust - large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions clammy locust, Robinia viscosa - small rough-barked locust of southeastern United States having racemes of pink flowers and glutinous branches and seeds tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

Translations

جَرادَه، جَراد

kobylka

græshoppevandregræshoppe

Heuschrecke Akazie

ακρίδα

langosta

kulkusirkka

acridien criquet locuste sauterelle

ארבה חגב

sáska

engispretta

locusta cavalletta

skėrys

sisenis

sprinkhaantreksprinkhaan

szarańcza

gafanhoto

lăcustă

кобылка саранча саранчук

kobilica

gräshoppa

çekirge

сарана

蝗虫

locust

[ˈləʊkəst]

A. N

1. (Zool) → langosta f

2. (Bot) → algarroba f

B. CPD locust tree N (= false acacia) → acacia f falsa; (= carob) → algarrobo m

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locust

[ˈləʊkəst] n → locuste f, sauterelle f

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locust

n → Heuschrecke f

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locust

[ˈləʊkəst] n → locusta, cavalletta

locust

(ˈləukəst) noun

a type of large insect of the grasshopper family, found in Africa and Asia, which moves in very large groups and destroys growing crops by eating them.

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(two or three stories,) wide, neat, and free from any quaintness of architectural ornamentation; locust trees bordering the sidewalks (they call them acacias;) a stirring, business-look about the streets and the stores; fast walkers; a familiar new look about the houses and every thing; yea, and a driving and smothering cloud of dust that was so like a message from our own dear native land that we could hardly refrain from shedding a few grateful tears and execrations in the old time-honored American way.

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All along the streets, on both sides, at the outer edge of the brick sidewalks, stood locust trees with trunks protected by wooden boxing, and these furnished shade for summer and a sweet fragrancer in spring, when the clusters of buds came forth.

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It was idle, however, to imagine that an airy guest from Monument Mountain, Bald Summit, and old Graylock, shaggy with primeval forests, could see anything to admire in my poor little hillside, with its growth of frail and insect-eaten locust trees. Eustace very frankly called the view from my hill top tame; and so, no doubt, it was, after rough, broken, rugged, headlong Berkshire, and especially the northern parts of the county, with which his college residence had made him familiar.

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including honey locust trees, streams, foot bridges and a wood-framed, turn-of-the-century-style candy store.

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It has 12 honey locust trees providing shade, ivy on its side walls, a small cafe and a waterfall whose refreshing aqueous sound blanks out the traffic noise.

Comment: Less is more for urban parks; Architect and columnist Joe Holyoak says there is good sentiment but misplaced ambition behind campaign for new urban Birmingham park

It has 12 honey locust trees providing shade, ivy on its side walls, a small cafe, and a waterfall whose refreshing aqueous sound blanks out the traffic noise.

Less is more for urban parks; ARCHITECTURE & URBAN DESIGN

After locust trees are done flowering, then snow-on-the mountain blossoms and sweet williams, clematis, and spiderwort open.

If you value your toes, don't kick the furniture

Various works to x5 Beech trees (T1-T4 & T6), height reduction to x1 Oak tree (T5), Felling of x2 Honey locust trees (T7, T8) as set out in accompanying application.

Planning applications

Farther into the property, on the top of a ridge, a one-acre field was carved out of timber previously covered with hickory and locust trees. This field was planted in oats and winter wheat, and in the future it will be replanted with other annuals of our choosing.

Homegrown bucks: how we developed our farm to achieve our whitetail hunting goals

The course stands out with its amazing views of the northern mountains and its Purple Locust trees, which are not native to the area or normally found in the Las Vegas Valley.

Aliante Real Estate Listing Sold by The Klinger Group at Nevada Desert Realty

"Oak and locust trees seem to be favorite stink bug overwintering sites," Leskey says.