acacia — meaning in English

English meaning

• acacia noun A tree or shrub with feathery leaves and small clustered flowers, common in warm and dry climates.

Senses

acacia is used for these senses in English:

• acacia (countable) A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
• wattle Any of several Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Acacia, or their bark, used in tanning, seen as a national emblem of Australia.

acacia — full definition

1. noun A tree or shrub with feathery leaves and small clustered flowers, common in warm and dry climates.
2. noun The gum or dried sap harvested from certain acacia species, used as a thickener in food and other products.

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