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locust vs black locust

black locust vs locust

locust and black locust both are nouns.

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

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