acacia
a small tree or shrub belonging to the genus Acacia, of the mimosa family, having clusters of small yellow flowers.
any of several other plants, as the locust tree.
Origin of acacia
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A female doesn’t spin a web but shelters in a crevice, perhaps behind peeling bark on an acacia tree or under a slab of rock.
These huntsman spiders do something weird: live together as a big, happy family | Susan Milius | July 19, 2022 | Science NewsThe region, about a five-hour drive southeast from the Serengeti, is home to the Sukuma people, traditionally agropastoralists who raised livestock in the hilly grasslands of the region, dotted with acacia and oaklike miombo trees.
Mixing trees and crops can help both farmers and the climate | Jonathan Lambert | July 14, 2021 | Science NewsAt the low-impact end, giraffes munch acacia trees in protected parkland or stroll under baobab trees that are “sticking up like a giant broccoli,” Bond says.
Having more friends may help female giraffes live longer | Susan Milius | February 25, 2021 | Science NewsWeather-resistant acacia wood prevents rain, mold, or splintering damage, making it oceanside and humidity friendly.
Small patio sets that maximize your outdoor space | PopSci Commerce Team | January 13, 2021 | Popular-ScienceYes, female lac bugs—Kerria lacca—swarm in gigantic numbers, laying eggs on fig and acacia trees.
Why We Should Eat Crickets. And Other Bug Ideas - Facts So Romantic | Mary Ellen Hannibal | October 2, 2020 | Nautilus
The basic acacia model, equipped with seven branches that have a combined capacity of 1.4 kilowatts, costs $100,000.
In every direction there were wide skies, gold grass hills and acacia trees.
Borana Joins the Fight to Save Kenya’s Rhinos…and Wants You to Help Too | Joanna Eede | February 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBeyond the river, caramel plains rolled away to the distant horizon, spotted with acacia trees and slow-moving giraffe.
Walking With Wildebeests: Exploring the Serengeti on Foot | Joanna Eede | July 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWe saw a small group of women and children under an acacia tree and my friend and I walked toward them.
Isabel Allende: How a Mysterious Baby Girl Sparked My Fight for Women | Isabel Allende | October 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAn early autumn sun lit up cobblestone streets, tall acacia trees, and handsome and nearly all decayed 19th-century buildings.
She sat under the long drooping yellow sprays of her acacia-tree, her lap full of the pink Castilian roses, and dreamed.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThis tree, as well as the drooping acacia, leaned over the ground with long leaves like disheveled hair.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles ReadeWe made the necessary bats and stumps out of hard acacia, which I cut down with my tomahawk.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de RougemontThe andubay, a kind of acacia, reaches a height of about 25 feet and is used for making fences and rafters.
Argentina | W. A. HirstWhen she had gone into the factory, I saw the acacia blossom, which had fallen on the ground between my feet.
Carmen | Prosper Merimee
British Dictionary definitions for acacia
/ (əˈkeɪʃə) /
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)
false acacia another name for locust (def. 2), locust (def. 3)
gum acacia another name for gum arabic
Origin of acacia
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