locust tree

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Named after the "locusts" said to have been eaten by John the Baptist, based on the theory that they were really carob pods.

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locust tree (plural locust trees)

  1. A carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua).
  2. Any of a number of similar looking trees in the genera Gleditsia and Robinia.
    1. A honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), a leguminous tree with pods having a sweet, edible pulp.
    2. A black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), a leguminous tree with toxic pods, but useful for making honey.
  3. (less common) An African locust bean tree (Parkia biglobosa).

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