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acacia

aca·cia [ ə-ˈkā-shə]

acacia

noun

[ə-ˈkā-shə]

Definition of acacia

1 [Middle English acacia, acacie "astringent gum made from the juice of green plums or sloes," borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French acasie, acacie "juice of plums or sloes," borrowed from Medieval Latin acacia, going back to Latin "gum arabic"] : gum arabic

2 : any of a large genus (Acacia) of leguminous shrubs and trees of warm regions with leaves pinnate or reduced to phyllodes and white or yellow flower clusters

Recent Examples on the Web

//During nesting season on Boa Vista’s southeastern edge, 20 researchers and college biology students live in tents and on mattresses under a giant acacia tree.
— Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, "The warming climate is turning baby sea turtles one gender," 21 Oct. 2019
//While Bartlett made etchings of animal footprints, acacia trees and leaves on the front of dozens of pumpkins, Arensberg transformed the 500-pound pumpkin from a Wisconsin farm into the head of African elephant Ruth.
— Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Team carves ornate pictures of animals on hundreds of pumpkins spread throughout Milwaukee County Zoo," 18 Oct. 2019
//Over the past decade, this group has also helped more than a thousand extended households to build secure modern corrals made of living acacia trees and chain-link fence to protect their livestock at night.
— Christina Larson, The Denver Post, "Lions kill cattle, so people kill lions. Can the cycle end?," 8 Oct. 2019
//Over the past decade, this group has also helped more than a thousand extended households to build secure modern corrals made of living acacia trees and chain-link fence to protect their livestock at night.
— Christina Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Lions kill cattle, so people kill lions. Can the cycle end?," 7 Oct. 2019
//Other mutualistic teams include ants and acacia trees, pollinators and flowers, and anemones and clown fishes.
— Cara Giaimo, New York Times, "It’s a Dirty Job, but Someone Has to Do It and Not Get Eaten," 19 Sep. 2019
//One hundred and fifty thousand shoots of drought-resistant acacia, hardy baobab and Moringa spill out of their black plastic casings.
— Aryn Baker / Mbar Toubab, Time, "Can a 4,815-Mile Wall of Trees Help Curb Climate Change in Africa?," 12 Sep. 2019
//But in May 2018, Braman and his free-running hounds were sprinting across the acacia plains close to Kruger National Park chasing armed rhino poachers.
— Sean Viljoen, National Geographic, "Texas hounds chase down rhino poachers in South Africa," 11 Sep. 2019
//From a South African designer known as Julia K comes a series of bowls in ceramic, painted with the acacia tree.
— Kavita Daswani, Los Angeles Times, "Tableware goes eco-friendly," 6 Sep. 2019

First Known Use of acacia

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for acacia

borrowed from New Latin, going back to Latin, "a species of Acacia, gum arabic," borrowed from Greek akakía "a plant of the Acacia genus (probably A. nilotica), acacia extract" of obscure origin

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acacia

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