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Definition of Rose acacia
1. Noun. Large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers.
Group relationships: Genus Robinia, Robinia
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rose Acacia
Literary usage of Rose acacia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Flower Garden: Or, Breck's Book of Flowers ; in which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1859)
"The branches are covered with a gummy substance that is unpleasant to the touch.
It looks well with other trees and shrubs. Robinia hispida. — rose acacia. ..."
2. Lawns and Gardens: How to Plant and Beautify the Home Lot, the Pleasure by Nils Jönsson-Rose (1897)
"... rose-colored flowers in spring before the leaves. Smaller than Primus triloba,
equally valuable and useful for the same purpose. FIG. 109—rose acacia ..."
3. The Trees of America: Native and Foreign, Pictorially and Botanically by Daniel Jay Browne (1846)
"The Hispid rose acacia. The leaves of this race are obovate, and are nearly ...
rose acacia. This variety differs from the R. p. hispida in not having the ..."
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