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Synonyms of acacia

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Another word for acacia is wattle. Other synonyms of acacia are thorntree, whistling thorn, gum acacia and gum arabic.

Synonyms and similar words for acacia

nounA shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.

  • wattleAny of several Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Acacia, or their bark, used in tanning, seen as a national...
  • thorntree
  • whistling thorn

nounThe thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn....

  • gum acaciaGum arabic.
  • gum arabicAn edible substance taken from one of two species of sub-Saharan acacia trees, Senegalia senegal and Vachellia seyal...

Meaning of acacia

  1. noun A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
  2. noun The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica, Egyptian acacia).
  3. noun A false acacia; robinia tree (Robinia pseudoacacia).

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Questions about synonyms of acacia

What is another word for acacia?
Acacia has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as wattle, thorntree, whistling thorn, gum acacia and gum arabic.
What does acacia mean?
Acacia means a shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.

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