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Definition of Acacia
1. Noun. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
Specialized synonyms: Shittah, Shittah Tree, Wattle, Acacia Catechu, Catechu, Jerusalem Thorn, Acacia Farnesiana, Cassie, Flame Tree, Huisache, Mimosa Bush, Scented Wattle, Sweet Acacia, Sweet Wattle, Acacia Xanthophloea, Fever Tree
Generic synonyms: Tree
Terms within: Gum Acacia, Gum Arabic
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
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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.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Acacia
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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