robinian.
/rə(ʊ)ˈbɪnɪə/, /rɒˈbɪnɪə/, U.S. /roʊˈbɪniə/ Any plant of the North American genus Robinia (family Fabaceae), comprising deciduous trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and pendulous racemes of white or pink flowers; esp. the false acacia or black locust, R. pseudoacacia and its numerous cultivated varieties, widely grown as an ornamental tree and valued as a honey plant. Also (in form Robinia): the genus itself. Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) II. 722.
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acacia1640
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robinia1752
mock-acacia1754
rose acacia1762
pseudo-acacia1775
1752 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 6) (at cited word) Dr. Linnæus has rejected this Name [sc. Pseudoacacia], because it is a compound, and has call'd it Robinia, in Honour to Monsieur Robine, who introduced this Tree into the Gardens of France from North-America.
1762 J. Hill Sleep of Plants (ed. 2) 16 In the Tamarind, and the broad-leaved Robinia, they are more compact, and hence all the motion of which those leaves are capable is an expanding open, and a closing sideways.
1841 Penny Cycl. XX. 45/2 The best known species of Robinia is the R. pseudacacia, the Bastard or False Acacia, or Locust-tree.
1882 Garden 15 July 41/1 The Robinias, except Pseudacacia, are a neglected class of low trees.
1917 E. F. Phillips Beekeeping xxi. 385 There are six species of Robinia native to America, of special value as honey-plants where white clover is not dependable.
1931 Times 20 June 13/7 In the air one smells the fragrance of hay and blossoming robinias.
2005 D. Burke Compl. Burke's Backyard 286 Before you plant a robinia it is important to be aware that they are prone to suckering.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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