Acacia
Translingual
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía, “shittah tree”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”), probably from Egyptian[1].
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
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- (sensu lato, superseded) A genus that included all the genera now included in tribe Acacieae.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
- 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
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Derived terms
Translations
genus sensu stricto
genus sensu lato
botanical epithet
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References
- ^ Morris, William, ed. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. New York: American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., 1971.