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locust vs water locust

water locust vs locust

locust and water locust both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
locust Yes No No No
water locust Yes No No No
As nouns, water locust is a hyponym of locust; that is, water locust is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than locust:
  • locust: any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
  • water locust: honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood
locust (noun) water locust (noun)
migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood
any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
hardwood from any of various locust trees
Difference between locust and water locust

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