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yellow locust vs locust

locust vs yellow locust

yellow locust and locust both are nouns.

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

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