a 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, Amer. ]
WATER LOCUST
Meaning of WATER LOCUST in English
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012