gleditschla

[Named after John Gottlieb Gleditsch, a German botanist, who in 1753 published a cla ification of fungi.] 1. Bot .: A genus of Cesalpiniem, tribe Dimorphandrese. Gled its chia tri acantha or triacanthos is the Acacia or Honey-locust of this country. 2. Palæobot.: The genus is believed to occur in the Pliocene of Europe.