acacia

[ uh-key-shuh ]

noun
  1. a small tree or shrub belonging to the genus Acacia, of the mimosa family, having clusters of small yellow flowers.

  2. any of several other plants, as the locust tree.

Origin of acacia

1
1535–45; <Latin <Greek akakía Egyptian thorn

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acacia

/ (əˈkeɪʃə) /


noun
  1. any shrub or tree of the tropical and subtropical leguminous genus Acacia, having compound or reduced leaves and small yellow or white flowers in dense inflorescences: See also wattle 1 (def. 4)

  2. false acacia another name for locust (def. 2), locust (def. 3)

  1. gum acacia another name for gum arabic

Origin of acacia

1
C16: from Latin, from Greek akakia, perhaps related to akē point

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