Noun: yellow locust 'ye-low'low-kust
- Large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many temperate regions
"yellow locusts lined the old country road";
- black locust, Robinia pseudoacacia
Derived forms: yellow locusts
Type of: locust, locust tree
Part of: genus Robinia, Robinia
Encyclopedia: Yellow locust