GLEDITSIA, in botany, a genus of the polygamia dioecia class. The calix of the hermaphrodite has four segments; the corolla four petals; there are six stamens, and one pistillum. The calix of the male consists of three leaves, and the corolla of three petals; and it has six stamens. The calix of the female consists of five leaves, and the corolla of five petals; it has but one pistillum; and the capsule is a legumen. There are two species, none of them natives of Britain.