Acacia

See also: acacia, acácia, and acàcia

Translingual

Acacia koa (1)

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía, “shittah tree”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”), probably from Egyptian.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈkeɪ.ʃə/, /əˈkeɪ.sjə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈkeɪ.ʃə/

Proper noun

Acacia f

1. (sensu stricto) A taxonomic genus within the family Leguminosae – mostly thornless Australasian shrubs and trees. [2000—]
2. (sensu lato, superseded) A genus that included all the genera now included in tribe Acacieae.
3. An epithet in a botanical name at the rank between species and genus, a name which applies to a section of the genus Acacia.

Usage notes

• Portions of the circumscription of the genus is quite controversial.

Hypernyms

• (genus, sensu stricto): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Mimosoideae - subfamily; Acacieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus, sensu stricto): See List of Acacia species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Acacia anarthros - selected species

Coordinate terms

• (genus sensu stricto): Faidherbia, Vachellia, Senegalia, Acaciella, Mariosousa - genera (in Acacieae)

Derived terms

• Pseudacacia
• Acacia propinqua

Translations

genus sensu stricto

genus sensu lato

botanical epithet

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Translations to be checked

• Vietnamese: ^{(please verify)} cây keo