robinia

/ (rəˈbɪnɪə) /

any tree of the leguminous genus Robinia, esp the locust tree See locust (def. 2)

Words nearby robinia

Robinia hispida, sometimes called Rose Acacia, is a native species of the Locust.

Amateur Gardencraft |Eben E. Rexford
Robinia is from Robin, the name of an early French botanist.

The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties |Charles H. (Charles Henry) Snow
They fold up when light is too strong, as in Robinia; it produces the same effect as want of light.

Epidemics Examined and Explained: or, Living Germs Proved by Analogy to be a Source of Disease |John Grove
Next on the wall is the beautiful Rose Acacia (Robinia hispida).

Wood and Garden |Gertrude Jekyll

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

Adventures of a Young Naturalist |Lucien Biart