Acacia
- noun
- /əˈkeɪʃə/
- Specialized
- Acrid sweet with magnolia, acacia, rhododendron, hedges, and bushes.
- acacia wood
- acacia trees
I'm like, what is an Acacia bowl?
- I'm like, what is an Acacia bowl?
- So that area around that mound is called Abu Shateem, the field of Acacia's.
- Like I said, chia, flax, Acacia fiber, pick your favorite and then big handful of leafy grains.
Examples
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Blackening the pots was routinely done in a manner similar to that described above, using acacia seedpods or tree bark for the vegetal bath.
Academic text (2007) -
He would bring me a white acacia flower and hand it to me in the cafeteria.
Fiction book (1998) -
Ask me about the scent of acacia - it's in this room.
Fiction book (1996) -
This Acacia wood table is from Kasama, MO.
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Some of them have died, and here amidst the willows and the acacia trees, I remember them.
Fiction book (2000) -
Acacia trees swayed in the courtyard, serene in the afternoon heat.
Fiction book (2001) -
Koa, a type of acacia, has beautiful wood that can be fashioned into art objects and furnishings.
Academic text (1995) -
Edible acacia species include A. holosericea, A. murrayana, and A. victoriae.
Blog text (1) -
The forest trees on the hill were chiefly juniper, with yellow pine, a peculiar variety of white-barked pine, ash (acacia) trees, and willows around all the lakes and streams.
Academic text (1995) -
In a large suburban or country garden, the false acacia 'Frisia' makes a stunning centerpiece for a deep border or extended bed.
Compounds
- Specialized
A spiny tree from South and Southeast Asia with yellow flowers and flat pods used to make a dark dye
- Specialized
A fast-growing Australian tree with bark used to tan leather and wood used for building
- Specialized
A thorny bush or small tree from warm regions with fragrant yellow flowers used to make perfume
- Specialized
A tree that stays green with silvery bark and bright yellow flower clusters
- South African
A tree from Africa called the fever tree with yellow-green bark that grows near water
- Specialized
A tall Australian tree with hard dark wood used for furniture and instruments
- Australian
A small Australian tree with clusters of bright yellow fragrant flowers often grown in gardens
- Specialized
A natural sticky substance from acacia trees used to thicken food and medicine
- US
A large shrub or small tree with spiky stems and pink flower clusters used in gardens
- US
A small tree or bush with thorns and sweet-smelling yellow flowers that people use to make perfume
Surface Forms
Etymology
Acacia comes from the old Greek name akakia, which is linked to a word for 'thorn' because many acacia trees have sharp thorns. So the name helps you remember these shrubs and trees as a group that often has thorns.