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black locust vs locust

locust vs black locust

black locust and locust both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
black locust Yes No No No
locust Yes No No No
As nouns, locust is a hypernym of black locust; that is, locust is a word with a broader meaning than black 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
  • locust: any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
Other hypernyms of black locust include locust tree.
black locust (noun) locust (noun)
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 migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
strong stiff wood of a black-locust tree; very resistant to decay any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
hardwood from any of various locust trees
Difference between black locust and locust

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