acacia
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
acacia
- (countable) A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- 1997, Kenneth M. Old, Ian A. Hood, Zi Qing Yuan, Diseases of Tropical Acacias in Northern Queensland, K. M. Old, Su Lee See, J. K. Sharma (editors), Diseases of Tropical Acacias: Proceedings of an International Workshop held at Subanjeriji (South Sumatra) 28 April - 2 May 1996, [http://books.google.com/books?id=oDVrua2oTZAC&pg=PA1&dq=%22acacia%7Cacacias%22+-intitle:%22acacia%22&hl=en&ei=-c6fTpqsG9PUiAKdy_1j&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false page 1],
- The latter species was collected only once in this survey on A. flavescens but is widespread on both tropical and temperate acacias in Australia.
- 1997, Kenneth M. Old, Ian A. Hood, Zi Qing Yuan, Diseases of Tropical Acacias in Northern Queensland, K. M. Old, Su Lee See, J. K. Sharma (editors), Diseases of Tropical Acacias: Proceedings of an International Workshop held at Subanjeriji (South Sumatra) 28 April - 2 May 1996, [http://books.google.com/books?id=oDVrua2oTZAC&pg=PA1&dq=%22acacia%7Cacacias%22+-intitle:%22acacia%22&hl=en&ei=-c6fTpqsG9PUiAKdy_1j&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false page 1],
- (uncountable, pharmacy) The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica), the Egyptian acacia. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- A false acacia; robinia tree, Robinia pseudoacacia. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
- (uncountable) Gum arabic; gum acacia. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
- (loosely) Any of several related trees, such as the locust tree.
- A light to moderate greenish yellow with a hint of red.
- (shrub or tree of the genus Acacia) wattle (Australian varieties), thorntree, whistling thorn
- (inspissated juice of several species of Acacia) gum acacia, gum arabic
acacia (plural acacias)
- (history, classical studies) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.
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