Acacia
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Translingual[edit]
Acacia koa (1)
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía, “shittah tree”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”), probably from Egyptian[1].
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Acacia f
- (sensu stricto) A taxonomic genus within the family Leguminosae – mostly thornless Australasian shrubs and trees. [2000-]
- (sensu lato, superseded) A genus that included all the genera now included in tribe Acacieae.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, sensu stricto): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Mimosoideae - subfamily; Acacieae - tribe
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (genus sensu stricto): Faidherbia, Vachellia, Senegalia, Acaciella, Mariosousa - genera (in Acacieae)
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus, sensu stricto): See
List of Acacia species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Acacia anarthros - selected species
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
genus sensu stricto
genus sensu lato
botanical epithet
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.
References[edit]
- ^ Morris, William, ed. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. New York: American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., 1971.
