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robinia
CIDE DICTIONARY
robinia, n. [NL. So called after Jean Robin , a French herbalist.].
A genus of leguminous trees including the common locust of North America (Robinia Pseudocacia ). [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
robinia, n. any N. American tree or shrub of the genus Robinia, e.g. a locust tree or false acacia.
Etymology
mod.L, f. J. Robin, 17th-c. French gardener
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