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acacia¹
- /əˈkeɪ.ʃə/ UK
- /əˈkeɪ.sjə/ UK
- /əˈkeɪ.ʃə/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃə
Where it comes from
From Latin acacia, from Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía, “shittah tree”), either from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) (compare ἀκή (akḗ, “point”)) or more likely a Pre-Greek word. First attested before 1398. Doublet of cassie.
noun acacias · acaciae
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A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
1997, Kenneth M. Old, Ian A. Hood, Zi Qing Yuan, Diseases of Tropical Acacias in Northern Queensland, K. M. Old, Su Lee See, J. K. Sharma (editors), Diseases of Tropical Acacias: Proceedings of an International Workshop held at Subanjeriji (South Sumatra) 28 April - 2 May 1996, page 1,
The latter sp
Similar: wattle, thorntree, whistling thorn
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The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica, Egyptian acacia).
Similar: gum acacia, gum arabic
- A false acacia; robinia tree (Robinia pseudoacacia).
- Gum arabic; gum acacia.
- Any of several related trees, such as a locust tree.
- A light to moderate greenish yellow with a hint of red.
- acacia
acacia²
- /əˈkeɪ.ʃə/ UK
- /əˈkeɪ.sjə/ UK
- /əˈkeɪ.ʃə/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃə
Where it comes from
Unknown.
noun acacias
- A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.
Acacia³
proper noun
- A barangay of Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: thorned, hard, pseud, ict, icts, results, acacia gum, thorn tree, pseudoacacia, acacio, false acacia, stinking acacia, mimosa, yellow acacia, soap acacia, acanthad
Translations
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noun shrub or tree
| Español | acacia, chacalshúchil |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | アカシア akashia |
| 中文 | 金合欢 jīnhéhuān |
| हिन्दी | बबूल babūl |
| Kiswahili | mshita |
| Português | acácia |
| Français | acacia |
| Deutsch | Akazie |
| Italiano | acacia |
| Ελληνικά | ακακία akakía |
| Română | acacia |
| Русский | ака́ция akácija |
| العربية | أَقَاقِيَا ʔaqāqiyā, سَنْط sanṭ, طَلْح ṭalḥ, قَرَظ qaraẓ |
| עברית | שיטה |
noun inspissated juice of Acacia
| हिन्दी | गोंद gond |
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