Definition of Acacia

1. Noun. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.


Definition of Acacia

1. n. A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.

2. n. 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.

Definition of Acacia

1. Noun. (context: countable botany) A shrub or tree of the genus ''Acacia'', or from a species formerly classified in this genus, or believed to belong to the genus. ¹

2. Noun. (qualifier loosely) Any of several related trees, such as the locust. ¹

3. Noun. (context: uncountable pharmacy) The inspissated juice of several species of ''Acacia''. ¹

4. Noun. (context: uncountable) gum arabic. ¹

5. Noun. (context: history classical studies) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Acacia

1. a flowering tree or shrub [n -S]

Medical Definition of Acacia

1. Origin: 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. The inspissated juice of several species of acacia. Synonym: gum acacia, and gum arabic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acacia

abysmally
abysms
abyss
abyssal
abyssal fish
abyssal plain
abyssal zone
abysses
abysslike
abyssomicin
abyssomicins
abyssopelagic
abzyme
abzymes
ac-
acacia gum
acacialike
acacias
acacin
acacine
acad
academe
academes
academese
academia
academial
academian
academians
academias

Literary usage of Acacia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"The American acacia, with triple Thorns, or the large- ... Dwarf acacia without Thorns, having red Flowers with long Filaments. II. acacia Americana ..."

2. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1762)
"The culture of the acacia is no way difficult ; it delights ... is probably the acacia Americana ... it has long gone under the name of acacia ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"There are about 450 species of acacia widely scattered over the warmer ... True gum-arabic is the product of acacia Senegal, abundant in both east and west ..."

4. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"FRAGRANT acacia (185) — acacia suaveolens. L. Leaves 1^-2 inches long, ... acacia Cyclops. A. .Leaves Jl inch long with rigid spine-like tips; ..."

5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"acacia Seyal is the plant which is suppos the shittah tree of the Bible, ... acacia homal myall wood, yields a fragrant timber, used for ova purposes. ..."

6. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1862)
"NOTES ABOUT THE acacia. may be called from beneath in dry times, and the roots of the tree may travel free and unrestrained to gather food and support for ..."

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