robinia

British  

/ rəˈbɪnɪə /

noun

1. any tree of the leguminous genus Robinia , esp the locust tree See locust

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Example Sentences

Chance led me under a robinia or iron-wood tree, the trunk of which will defy the best-tempered axe.

From Adventures of a Young Naturalist by Gillmore, Parker

Three representatives of the genus robinia are among our native forest trees.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

Here is the true homeland of many of the show-plants in the flower-gardens of Europe, as, for instance, the peony, the Siberian robinia, the blue iris, &c.

From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Leslie, Alexander, fl. 1879-1882

Various hardy ornamental trees are also increased in this way, as the quince, elm, robinia and mulberry, and the rose amongst shrubs.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

The avenues of trees in the town consisted of robinia, paper-mulberry, large-leaved poplars, which exude an aromatic gum, weeping willows, and Syrian mallow, which latter grow to the height of ten and even fifteen feet.

From Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII by Maximilian, Alexander Philipp