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huisache definition

☆ hui·sa·che (wē sä′c̸hē′, -c̸hā′)

noun

a spiny plant (Acacia farnesiana) of the mimosa family, native to Texas and Mexico, with fragrant yellow flowers used in perfumery

Etymology: AmSp < Nahuatl wiša:čin < huitztli, a spine + izachi, plentiful

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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