| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun acacia.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (acacia) | 1. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.[Wordnet]. 2. A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.[Websters]. 3. 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.[Websters]. 4. The inspissated juice of several species of acacia; -- called also gum acacia, and gum arabic.[Websters]. | |
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Date "ACACIAS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1757. (references) |
Specialty Definition: acacia
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Bible | Acacia (Heb. shittim) Ex. 25:5, R.V. probably the Acacia seyal (the gum-arabic tree); called the "shittah" tree (Isa. 41:19). Its wood is called shittim wood (Ex. 26:15,26; 25:10,13,23,28, etc.). This species (A. seyal) is like the hawthorn, a gnarled and thorny tree. It yields the gum-arabic of commerce. It is found in abundance in the Sinaitic peninsula. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. | ||
| Biology & Biotechnology | Water soluble gum obtained from trees of the acacia species as an exudation from the bark. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Health | Any leguminous woody vine or tree of the genus Acacia, also called locust or wattle. The gums and tanning agents obtained from Acacia are called gum arabic. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: acacia
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Acacia auriculiformis | Australian tree that yields tanning materials. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Acacia Avenue | Acacia Avenue has become a synonym among British culture, a metaphor for the average places one can live in. Twenty five roads do exist in Great Britain called Acacia Avenue; one such avenue being located in the borough of Hillingdon in London. (references) | ||
| Acacia cambegei | Scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Acacia catechu | East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Acacia coriacea | Acacia coreacea, commonly known as river jam, wirewood, wiry wattle, desert oak, or dogwood, is a tree in the family Fabaceae. It occurs throughout northern Australia, growing as a tall tree on the banks of rivers. It also occurs as a spreading, low tree behind coastal dunes and on spinifex plains. (references) | ||
| Acacia cultriformis | The Knife-leaf Wattle (Acacia cultriformisi), also known as the Dogtooth Wattle, Half-moon Wattle or Golden-glow Wattle, is a tree of the genus Acacia. (references) | ||
| Acacia cuspidifolia | Acacia cuspidifolia, commonly known as wait-a-while or bohemia, is a tree in the family Fabaceae. Endemic to Western Australia, it occurs on the floodplains east of Carnarvon. (references) | ||
| Acacia cyclops | Acacia cyclops, commonly known as red-eyed wattle or western coastal wattle, is a coastal shrub or small tree in the family Fabaceae. Native to Australia, it is distributed along the west coast of Western Australia as far north as Jurien Bay, and along the south coast into South Australia. (references) | ||
| Acacia dealbata | Evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Acacia farnesiana | Tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: acacia
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| ACACIA FARNESIANA | Botanical | (Fig. 4). The gum is used as a famin food. Flowers are put between linens to scent them and to protect them from moths. Flowers are attractive to bees. Crushed fruits yield an astringent used in conjunctivitis, diarrhea, etc.; also used to mend broken dishes. Bark is considered febrifugal and is tied around the joints by West Indians to alleviate rheumatism. (references) | |
| Acacia koa | Botanical | Gray "Acacia" "Koa" (references) | |
| Acacia tortilis | Library Science | A tree prevalent in the southern wadis (valleys) of Israel. (references) | |
| South American acacia | Biology & Biotechnology | An ornamental tropical tree (Pitchecolobium saman) having bipinnate leaves, globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens, and sweet-pulp pods eaten by cattle. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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