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lo·cust
 locust
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definition 1: |
any of several grasshoppers that migrate in large swarms, damaging crops and other plants in their paths.
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definition 2: |
any of several cicadas, including the seventeen-year locust.
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definition 3: |
a North American tree that has compound leaves and bears dangling clusters of fragrant white flowers.
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definition 4: |
any of various similar or related trees, including the honey locust and the carob.
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definition 5: |
the hard, durable wood of such trees.
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