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Definition of Acacias

Acacias
Acacia A*ca"cia, n.; pl. E. Acacias, L. Acaci[ae]. [L. from Gr. ?; orig. the name of a thorny tree found in Egypt; prob. fr. the root ak to be sharp. See Acute.] 1. A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America, Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates. 2. (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of acacia; -- called also gum acacia, and gum arabic.
acacia
Locust tree Lo"cust tree` [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A large North American tree of the genus Robinia (R. Pseudacacia), producing large slender racemes of white, fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an ornamental tree. In England it is called acacia. Note: The name is also applied to other trees of different genera, especially to those of the genus Hymen[ae]a, of which H. Courbaril is a lofty, spreading tree of South America; also to the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua), a tree growing in the Mediterranean region. Honey locust tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Gleditschia ) G. triacanthus), having pinnate leaves and strong branching thorns; -- so called from a sweet pulp found between the seeds in the pods. Called also simply honey locust. Water locust tree (Bot.), a small swamp tree (Gleditschia monosperma), of the Southern United States.
Acacia
Acacia A*ca"ci*a, n. (Antiq.) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.
Acacia
Acacia A*ca"cia, n.; pl. E. Acacias, L. Acaci[ae]. [L. from Gr. ?; orig. the name of a thorny tree found in Egypt; prob. fr. the root ak to be sharp. See Acute.] 1. A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America, Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates. 2. (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of acacia; -- called also gum acacia, and gum arabic.

Meaning of Acacias from wikipedia

- Acacia, commonly known as wattles or acacias, is a genus of about 1,084 species of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae...
- determinantes sociales en salud Municipio de Acacias 2017 (in Spanish). Acacías, Meta: Alcaldía Muni****l de Acacias Secretaria de Salud Muni****l Coordinación...
- Les Acacias is a district shared between the cities of Geneva and Carouge in Switzerland, located on the left bank of the Arve. In the past the area was...
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- Acacias 38 is a Spanish soap opera television series produced by Boomerang TV for Televisión Española (TVE) that originally aired on La1 from 2 April...
- self-propelled artillery Acacías, a town and muni****lity of Meta Department, Colombia Las Acacias (Madrid), a ward of Madrid, Spain Las Acacias, Montevideo, a...
- acacias of Africa, possibly placed in Senegalia and Vac****ia, and some of the American species, possibly placed in Acaciella and Mariosousa. Acacias...
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- Gum arabic (gum acacia, gum sudani, Senegal gum and by other names) (Arabic: صمغ عربي) is a tree gum exuded by two species of Acacia sensu lato, Senegalia...
- Acacias is a station on line 5 of the Madrid Metro. It's named after Paseo de las Acacias, "Acacias Walk"). It is located in fare Zone A. The station...