locust
Kelime Anlamı :
1. keçiboynuzu.
2. çekirge.
3. salkım ağacı.
4. salkımağacı.
5. yalancı akasya.
6. ağustosböceği.
7. harnup.
8. aksalkım.
9. akasya.
10. Robinia pseudoacacia.
Tanımlar :
1.
any of numerous grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, often migrating in immense swarms that devour vegetation and crops.
2. the seventeen-year locust.
3. any of several north american deciduous trees of the genus robinia, especially R. pseudoacacia, having compound leaves, drooping clusters of fragrant white flowers, and durable hard wood.
4. any of several similar or related trees, such as the honey locust or the carob.
5. the wood of one of these trees.
2. the seventeen-year locust.
3. any of several north american deciduous trees of the genus robinia, especially R. pseudoacacia, having compound leaves, drooping clusters of fragrant white flowers, and durable hard wood.
4. any of several similar or related trees, such as the honey locust or the carob.
5. the wood of one of these trees.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
A type of grasshopper in the family Acrididae that flies in swarms and is very destructive to crops and other vegetation.
2. A locust tree.
2. A locust tree.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family Acrididæ, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., (Edipoda migratoria, syn. Pachytylus migratoria, and Acridium perigrinum, of southern europe, asia, and africa. in the united states the related species with similar habits are usually called grasshoppers. see grasshopper.
2. the locust tree. see locust tree (definition, note, and phrases).
2. the locust tree. see locust tree (definition, note, and phrases).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
to devour and lay waste like locusts; ravage.
2. one of the orthopterous saltatorial insects of the family Acridiiæ, popularly known as grasshoppers, and more correctly called short-horned grasshoppers.
3. an orthopterous saltatorial insect of the genus Locusta, family Locustidæ.
4. A homopterous insect of the genus cicada, family Cicadidæ, such as the harvest-fly, cicada tibicon, and the seventeen-year locust, or periodical cicada, cicada septendecim. see cut under Cicadidæ.
5. A cockchafer; a beetle.
6. A well-known tree of the united states, robinia Pseudacacia, with thorny branches, delicate pinnate leaves, and dense clusters of white heavily scented flowers.
7. the carob-tree, Ceratonia Siligua. see Ceratonia and carob.
8. the wood of the locust-tree.
9. A club or billy used by policemen: so called because commonly made of locust-wood.
2. one of the orthopterous saltatorial insects of the family Acridiiæ, popularly known as grasshoppers, and more correctly called short-horned grasshoppers.
3. an orthopterous saltatorial insect of the genus Locusta, family Locustidæ.
4. A homopterous insect of the genus cicada, family Cicadidæ, such as the harvest-fly, cicada tibicon, and the seventeen-year locust, or periodical cicada, cicada septendecim. see cut under Cicadidæ.
5. A cockchafer; a beetle.
6. A well-known tree of the united states, robinia Pseudacacia, with thorny branches, delicate pinnate leaves, and dense clusters of white heavily scented flowers.
7. the carob-tree, Ceratonia Siligua. see Ceratonia and carob.
8. the wood of the locust-tree.
9. A club or billy used by policemen: so called because commonly made of locust-wood.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia