false acacia

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false′ aca′cia. 

1. Plant Biology See black locust. 

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false acacia noun

1. the locust tree
   See locust2

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a•ca•cia /əˈkeɪʃə/   n. [countable] , pl. -cias. 

1. Plant Biology a small tree or shrub with clusters of small yellow flowers.

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a•ca•cia  (ə kā′shə), n. 

1. Plant Biology a small tree or shrub belonging to the genus Acacia, of the mimosa family, having clusters of small yellow flowers.
2. Plant Biology any of several other plants, as the locust tree.
3. See gum arabic. 

• Greek akakía Egyptian thorn
• Latin
• 1535–45

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acacia / əˈkeɪʃə/ noun

1. 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 also wattle14
2. false acacia ⇒
   another name for locust2,
3. gum acacia ⇒
   another name for gum arabic

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin, from Greek akakia, perhaps related to akē point