Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The bristly or moss locust, Robinia hispida, from the southern Alleghanies, an admired shrub or small tree with large deep rose-colored inodorous flowers in racemes.
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In his malignity, he is ready to pledge his soul to Satan (leaving a flaw in the indenture), to see blasted that rose-acacia Laurence is so proud of.
An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry Hiram Corson 1869
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