First Known Use: 14th century
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acacia
noun aca·cia \ə-ˈkā-shə\
: a shrub or tree that grows in warm regions and that has white or yellow flowers
Full Definition of ACACIA
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: any of a large genus (Acacia) of leguminous shrubs and trees of warm regions with leaves pinnate or reduced to phyllodes and white or yellow flower clusters
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Origin of ACACIA
New Latin, genus name, from Latin, acacia tree, from Greek akakia
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acacia
noun aca·cia \ə-ˈkā-shə\
Medical Definition of ACACIA
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capitalized : a genus of woody leguminous plants of warm regions having pinnate leaves and white or yellow flower clusters—see catechu
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: any of the genus Acacia of leguminous plants
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