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robinia

(rəˈbɪnɪə)
n
(Plants) any tree of the leguminous genus Robinia, esp the locust tree. See locust2
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Noun1.robinia - deciduous flowering trees and shrubsRobinia - deciduous flowering trees and shrubs
rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae
bristly locust, moss locust, Robinia hispida, rose acacia - large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers
Robinia pseudoacacia, yellow locust, black locust - 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
clammy locust, Robinia viscosa - small rough-barked locust of southeastern United States having racemes of pink flowers and glutinous branches and seeds
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Translations

robinia

n (Bot) → Robinie f, → Scheinakazie f
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References in classic literature ?
Something analogous occurs in grafting; for Thouin found that three species of Robinia, which seeded freely on their own roots, and which could be grafted with no great difficulty on another species, when thus grafted were rendered barren.
The species of robinia, ailanthus and poplar have been found highly resilient to shortage of water coupled with the characteristics of high rate of survival.
PARC signed a MOU with Silvanus Forestry, Pakistan Private Limited, Islamabad for introduction, evaluation and testing of fast growing varieties of Black Locust (Robinia pseduacacia) and Willow (Salix alba).
Wendl., Atriplex nummularia Lindl., Robinia pseudoacacia L., Eucalyptus rudis Endl., Eucalyptus occidentalis Endl., Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.
Trey Millward, now 18, of Robinia Close, Eccles, received a two-year community order, including 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days, 150 hours' unpaid work and a three-month curfew.
However, recently, Carole Glanney has told me that it is Robinia Lace Lady - she knows as she has two of them growing in her garden.
It infests various hosts such as Citrus (Rutaceae), Robinia (Hemiuridae), Macadamia (Proteaceae), Pithecellobium (Fabaceae), Theobroma (Malvaceae), Psidium (Myrtaceae) (Adamski & Brown 2001), and Plukenetia (Euphorbiaceae) (Leandro 2013).
Focus would be made on plantation of native species like Palosa, Bera, Robinia and other species in southern districts to bolster honey business in the province.