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locust vs yellow locust

yellow locust vs locust

locust and yellow locust both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
locust Yes No No No
yellow locust Yes No No No
As nouns, yellow locust is a hyponym of locust; that is, yellow locust is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than locust:
  • locust: any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
  • yellow 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) yellow 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
hardwood from any of various locust trees
Difference between locust and yellow locust

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