acacia
noun
- any of several trees, shrubs, or other plants (genus Acacia) of the mimosa family, with clusters of yellow or white flowers: many are cultivated as ornamentals, and some yield gum arabic, dyes, or perfumes
- the flower
- gum arabic
- locust (sense )
See acacia in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ə-kāˈshə)
noun- Any of various often spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia in the pea family, having alternate, bipinnately compound leaves or leaves represented by flattened leafstalks and heads or spikes of small flowers.
- Any of several other leguminous plants, such as the rose acacia.
- See gum arabic.
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