Definition of Acacia. Meaning of Acacia. Synonyms of Acacia

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Definition of Acacia

acacia
Locust tree Lo"cust tree` [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A large North American tree of the genus Robinia (R. Pseudacacia), producing large slender racemes of white, fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an ornamental tree. In England it is called acacia. Note: The name is also applied to other trees of different genera, especially to those of the genus Hymen[ae]a, of which H. Courbaril is a lofty, spreading tree of South America; also to the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua), a tree growing in the Mediterranean region. Honey locust tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Gleditschia ) G. triacanthus), having pinnate leaves and strong branching thorns; -- so called from a sweet pulp found between the seeds in the pods. Called also simply honey locust. Water locust tree (Bot.), a small swamp tree (Gleditschia monosperma), of the Southern United States.
Acacia
Acacia 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.
Acacia
Acacia 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.

Meaning of Acacia from wikipedia

- Acacia adunca Acacia baileyana Acacia cyclops Acacia dealbata Acacia decurrens Acacia elata Acacia fimbriata Acacia implexa Acacia longifolia Acacia mearnsii...
- Gum arabic (gum acacia, gum sudani, Senegal gum and by other names) (Arabic: صمغ عربي) is a tree gum exuded by two species of Acacia sensu lato, Senegalia...
- commonly known as Acacia nilotica, and by the vernacular names of gum arabic tree, babul, thorn mimosa, Egyptian acacia or thorny acacia, is a flowering...
- Acacia drummondii, commonly known as Drummond's wattle, is a flowering shrub in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It has yellow...
- Acacia racospermoides is a shrub or tree of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to an area of northeastern Australia. The shrub...
- The Acacia Strain is an American deathcore band that was founded in 2001 and originally based in Chicopee, M****achusetts, but now based in Albany, New...
- Acacia s.l. (pronounced /əˈkeɪʃə/ or /əˈkeɪsiə/), known commonly as mimosa, acacia, thorntree or wattle, is a polyphyletic genus of shrubs and trees belonging...
- common name is false acacia, a literal translation of the specific name (pseudo [Gr**** ψευδο-] meaning fake or false and acacia referring to the genus...
- Acacia melanoxylon, commonly known as the Australian blackwood, is an Acacia species native to south-eastern Australia. The species is also known as blackwood...
- Acacia Research Corporation is a publicly traded American company based in New York City. It acquires businesses in industries including the technology...