ACACIA

acacia

(noun) any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

acacia (countable and uncountable, plural acacias or acaciae)

(countable) A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

(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.

Synonyms

• (shrub or tree of the genus Acacia): wattle (Australian varieties), thorntree, whistling thorn

• (inspissated juice of several species of Acacia): gum acacia, gum arabic

Etymology 2

Noun

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.

Source: Wiktionary

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A*ca"ci*a, n. (Antiq.)

Definition: 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. Acaciæ. Etym: [L. from Gr. 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.)

Definition: The inspissated juice of several species of acacia; -- called also gum acacia, and gum arabic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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