MOSS LOCUST

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

bristly locust; moss locust; Robinia hispida; rose acacia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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)

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