Acacia

1. any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia

A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.; The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica, Egyptian acacia).

Etymology: 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.

acacia (shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae)

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin acacia, from Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía) "a thorny Egyptian tree", from ἀκή (akḗ) "point, thorn".

acacia

acacia (shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae), particularly; acacia (shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae)

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin acācia, from Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía, “shittah tree”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”). Doublet of gaggia.

a shrub or tree of a species that belongs to the genus Acacia; any plant resembling an acacia

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin acacia, from Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía).

shrubs or trees of the genus Acacia

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin acacia or French acacia. Doublet of acaț (“black locust”).

the gum arabic tree (Vachellia nilotica, syn. Acacia nilotica).; the juice or gum of this plant.

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”).