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• n  large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions

• black locust
• yellow locust
• Robinia pseudoacacia

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• Black locust tree shows promise for biomass potential
  Researchers evaluating the biomass potential of woody crops, are taking a closer look at the black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), which showed a higher yield and a faster harvest time than other woody plant species that they evaluated, said a crop scientist.
  June 13, 2013 - Science Daily
• Black locust showing promise for biomass potential
  ( University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences ) Researchers from the Energy Biosciences Institute at the University of Illinois, evaluating the biomass potential of woody crops, are taking a closer look at the black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), which showed a higher yield and a faster harvest time than other woody plant species that they evaluated, said ...
  June 13, 2013 - EurekAlert!