WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wa′ter lo′cust,
- Plant Biologya spiny tree, Gleditsia aquatica, of the legume family, native to the southeastern coastal U.S., having pinnate leaves, greenish-yellow, bell-shaped flowers, and long-stalked, thin pods. Also called swamp locust.
- 1800–10, American.
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