MOSS LOCUST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does moss locust mean? 

• MOSS LOCUST (noun)
  The noun MOSS LOCUST has 1 sense:

1. large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers

  Familiarity information: MOSS LOCUST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOSS LOCUST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bristly locust; moss locust; Robinia hispida; rose acacia

Hypernyms ("moss locust" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("moss locust" is a member of...):

genus Robinia; Robinia (deciduous flowering trees and shrubs)