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honey locust vs locust tree

locust tree vs honey locust

honey locust and locust tree both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
honey locust Yes No No No
locust tree Yes No No No
As nouns, locust tree is a hypernym of honey locust; that is, locust tree is a word with a broader meaning than honey locust:
  • 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
  • locust tree: any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
Other hypernyms of honey locust include locust.
honey locust (noun) locust tree (noun)
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 any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
Difference between honey locust and locust tree

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