any shrub or tree of the tropical and subtropical leguminous genus Acacia, having compound or reduced leaves and small yellow or white flowers in dense inflorescences
Also called: acacia tree
See alsowattle 1 4 - false acacia ⇒
another name forlocust 2 - gum acacia ⇒
another name for gum arabic
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•ca•cia /əˈkeɪʃə/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -cias.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Plant Biologya small tree or shrub with clusters of small yellow flowers.
a•ca•cia
(ə kā′shə),USA pronunciation n.
- Plant Biologya small tree or shrub belonging to the genus Acacia, of the mimosa family, having clusters of small yellow flowers.
- Plant Biologyany of several other plants, as the locust tree.
- See gum arabic.
- Greek akakía Egyptian thorn
- Latin
- 1535–45
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'acacia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Acacia Avenue
- Port Jackson willow
- babul
- black acacia
- black locust
- black wattle
- brigalow
- cassie
- catechu
- false
- false acacia
- farnesol
- gidgee
- golden wattle
- gum arabic
- honey locust
- huisache
- koa
- legume family
- leguminous
- locust
- mimosa
- mulga
- myall
- rose acacia
- sallee
- shittah
- shittim wood
- silver wattle
- three-thorned acacia
- wattle
- yarran