About The Word Acacia
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Acacia
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What's The Definition Of Acacia?
[n] any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
Synonyms | Synonyms for Acacia: Related Terms | Find terms related to Acacia: See Also | Acacia auriculiformis | Acacia cambegei | Acacia catechu | Acacia dealbata | Acacia farnesiana | Acacia pycnantha | Acacia xanthophloea | black wattle | cassie | catechu | fever tree | flame tree | genus Acacia | gidgee | golden wattle | gum acacia | gum arabic | huisache | Jerusalem thorn | mimosa | mimosa bush | scented wattle | shittah | shittah tree | silver wattle | stinking wattle | sweet acacia | sweet wattle | tree Acacia In Webster's Dictionary \A*ca"ci*a\, n. (Antiq.)
A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors,
as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.
\A*ca"cia\, n.; pl. E. {Acacias}, L. {Acaci[ae]}. [L. from Gr. ?; orig. the name of a thorny tree found in Egypt; prob. fr. the root ak to be sharp. See {Acute}.] 1. A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America, Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates. 2. (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of acacia; -- called also {gum acacia}, and {gum arabic}. |
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