acacia

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.4 See also 1.5 References 2 Dutch 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 4 Latin 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Inflection 5 Romanian 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun 6 Spanish 6.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃə

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin acacia < Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakia) < ἀκή (akē), “‘point’”).

[edit] Noun

acacia (countable and uncountable; plural acacias)

1. (trees, countable) A shrub or tree of a species that belongs to the genus Acacia, is believed to belong to this genus, or once belonged to the genus.
2. (pharmacy, uncountable) The inspissated juice of several species of Acacia.
3. (Australian) Term applied especially to the wattle tree.

[edit] Synonyms

• (medical: juice of several species of Acacia): gum acacia, gum arabic

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

Unknown

[edit] Noun

acacia (plural acacias)

1. (antiquities) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.

[edit] See also

• false acacia
• gum acacia

[edit] References

• acacia in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From Latin acacia or French acacia.

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[edit] Noun

acacia m. and f.

1. (botany) A shrub or tree of a species that belongs to the genus Acacia, is believed to belong to this genus, or once belonged to the genus. In practice it will refer to Robinia pseudoacacia.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

acacia f. (plural acacie)

1. acacia (tree)

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakia) < ἀκή (akē), “‘point’”).

[edit] Noun

acācia (genitive acāciae); f, first declension

1. (botany) A shrub of tree of the genus Acacia.
2. The juice of gum of this plant.
3. vocative singular of acācia

acāciā f.

1. ablative singular of acācia

[edit] Inflection

First declension (1).

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	acācia	acāciae
genitive	acāciae	acāciārum
dative	acāciae	acāciīs
accusative	acāciam	acāciās
ablative	acāciā	acāciīs
vocative	acācia	acāciae

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin acacia or French acacia.

[edit] Noun

acacia

1. Shrubs or trees of the genus Acacia.

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

acacia f. (plural acacias)

1. acacia