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black locust

black·lo·cust

uncommon

noun

1.

strong stiff wood of a black-locust tree; very resistant to decay

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2.

large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions

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