Acacia
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See also: acacia
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía, “shittah tree”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”), probably from Egyptian[1].
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Acacia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Leguminosae — mostly thornless Australasian shrubs and trees. [2000-]
- (superseded) A genus that included all the genera now included in tribe Acacieae.
- 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[edit]
- Portions of the circumscription of the genus is quite controversial.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Mimosoideae - subfamily; Acacieae - tribe
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (genera in tribe Acacieae): Faidherbia, Vachellia, Senegalia, Acaciella, Mariosousa
Hyponyms[edit]
- See
List of Acacia species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:List of Acacia species
Translations[edit]
genus
botanical epithet
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References[edit]
- ^ Morris, William, ed. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. New York: American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., 1971.
