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acaciae

acaciae is the plural of acacia.

Meaning of acacia

Noun

acacia (countable and uncountable, plural acacias or acaciae)

  1. (countable) A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
    • The latter species was collected only once in this survey on A. flavescens but is widespread on both tropical and temperate acacias in Australia.1997, Kenneth M. Old, Ian A. Hood, Zi Qing Yuan, Diseases of Tropical Acacias in Northern Queensland, K. M. Old, Su Lee See, J. K. Sharma (editors), Diseases of Tropical Acacias: Proceedings of an...
    Synonyms:
    wattle, thorntree, whistling thorn
  2. (uncountable, pharmacy) The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica, Egyptian acacia).
  3. A false acacia; robinia tree (Robinia pseudoacacia).
  4. (uncountable) Gum arabic; gum acacia.
  5. (broadly) Any of several related trees, such as a locust tree.
  6. A light to moderate greenish yellow with a hint of red.

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Questions about acaciae

What is acaciae the plural of?
Acaciae is the plural of acacia.

Words near acaciae in the dictionary

  1. acacia pied barbet
  2. acacia tit
  3. acacia tits
  4. acacia veld
  5. acacia velds
  6. acaciae
  7. acacialike
  8. Acacian
  9. Acacians
  10. acacias
  11. acacic

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