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1. (n.) acacia
a small tree or shrub of the genus Acacia, of the legume family, having clusters of small yellow flowers.
2. acacia
any of several other plants, as the locust tree.
Etymology: (1535–45; < L < Gk akakía Egyptian thorn)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) acacia
any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) acacia
a roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals
2. (noun) acacia
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
3. (noun) acacia
the inspissated juice of several species of acacia; -- called also gum acacia, and gum arabic
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. acacia
a large group of trees with astringent and gum-yielding properties, natives of tropical Africa and Australia.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. acacia
A plant genus of the family FABACEAE. The gums and tanning agents obtained from Acacia are called GUM ARABIC. The common name of catechu is more often used for Areca catechu (ARECA).
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