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Gleditsia
noun
Gle·dit·sia
\-itsēə\
Definition of Gleditsia
: a genus of thorny trees (family Leguminosae) with pinnate or bipinnate leaves and inconspicuous greenish spikes of flowers succeeded by large flat pods — see honey locust
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Origin and Etymology of gleditsia
New Latin, irregular from Johann G. Gleditsch †1786 German botanist + New Latin -ia
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