honey locust
noun
1- a spiny tree of the pea family, grown as an ornamental for its fern-like foliage皂荚。
1.1
- Genus Gleditsia, family Leguminosae: several species, in particular the North American G. triacanthos, the pods of which contain a sweet pulp.皂荚属, 豆科：数种, 尤指北美的三刺皂荚（拉丁名 G. triacanthos）, 其豆荚果肉甜。