three-thorned acacia

[three-thawrnd]

noun

1. honey locust.

Word History and Origins

Origin of three-thorned acacia¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

The sweet, or honey, locust is another variety, which is also called the three-thorned acacia, because the thorns consist of one long spine with two shorter ones projecting out of it, like little branches, near its base.

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