Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

locust tree

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: lo-cust tree
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua).

noun

Any of a number of similar looking trees in the genera Gleditsia and Robinia.

noun

Any of a number of similar looking trees in the genera Gleditsia and Robinia.

noun

An African locust bean tree (Parkia biglobosa).

Etymology

Named after the "locusts" said to have been eaten by John the Baptist, based on the theory that they were really carob pods.

Inflected Forms

locust trees (plural)

Phrases

tree locust

Frequently Paired Words

tree locust

Synonyms

locust

Questions

What does locust tree mean?: A carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua).
Where does locust tree come from?: Named after the "locusts" said to have been eaten by John the Baptist, based on the theory that they were really carob pods.

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