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acacia

(also acacia tree)
Definition of acacia

noun

  • a tree or shrub of warm climates which bears spikes or clusters of yellow or white flowers and is typically thorny. Also called wattle1, especially in Australia.
    • Genus Acacia, family Leguminosae: numerous species

Origin:

late Middle English: via Latin from Greek akakia

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