acacia
English
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Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
- First attested before 1398.
- From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin acacia, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía, “shittah tree”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”), probably from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Egyptian.[1]
Noun
acacia (countable and uncountable, plural acacias or acaciae)
- (countable) A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][2]
- 1997, Kenneth M. Old, Ian A. Hood, Zi Qing Yuan, Diseases of Tropical Acacias in Northern Queensland, K. M. Old, Su Lee See, J. K. Sharma (editors), Diseases of Tropical Acacias: Proceedings of an International Workshop held at Subanjeriji (South Sumatra) 28 April - 2 May 1996, page 1,
- The latter species was collected only once in this survey on A. flavescens but is widespread on both tropical and temperate acacias in Australia.
- 1997, Kenneth M. Old, Ian A. Hood, Zi Qing Yuan, Diseases of Tropical Acacias in Northern Queensland, K. M. Old, Su Lee See, J. K. Sharma (editors), Diseases of Tropical Acacias: Proceedings of an International Workshop held at Subanjeriji (South Sumatra) 28 April - 2 May 1996, page 1,
- (uncountable, pharmacy) The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 780: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.), the Egyptian acacia. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][2]
- A false acacia; robinia tree, Robinia pseudoacacia. [First attested in the mid 17th century.][2]
- (uncountable) Gum arabic; gum acacia. [First attested in the early 19th century.][2]
- (loosely) Any of several related trees, such as the locust tree.
- A light to moderate greenish yellow with a hint of red.acacia:
Synonyms
- (shrub or tree of the genus Acacia): wattle (Australian varieties), thorntree, whistling thorn
- (inspissated juice of several species of Acacia): gum acacia, gum arabic
Translations
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See also
References
- “acacia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Noun
acacia (plural acacias)
- (history, classical studies) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.
References
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin acacia, from Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
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Pronunciation
Noun
acacia m (plural acacia's, diminutive acaciaatje n)
- (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.
French
Pronunciation
Noun
acacia m (plural acacias)
Further reading
- “acacia”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
From Latin acācia, from Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía, “shittah tree”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”). Doublet of gaggia.
Pronunciation
Noun
acacia f (plural acacie)
- (botany) acacia (shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae), particularly:
- 1567, Ricettario fiorentino [Florentine Cookbook][1], page 13:
- L’Acacia (ſecõdo Dioſcoride) è vn’arbuſcello d'Egitto, ſpinoſo, di rami folto, il quale non creſce in alto, e fa i fiori bianchi
- The acacia (according to Dioscorides) is an Egyptian sapling, thorny, with many branches, that does not develop in height, and makes white flowers
- silver wattle(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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- (botany) sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana)
- Synonym: gaggia
- (botany) black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
- Synonym: robinia
References
- acacia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aˈkaː.ki.a/, [äˈkäːkiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈka.t͡ʃi.a/, [äˈkäːt͡ʃiä]
Noun
acācia f (genitive acāciae); first declension
- the gum arabic tree (Vachellia nilotica, syn. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 780: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.).
- the juice or gum of this plant.
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | acācia | acāciae |
Genitive | acāciae | acāciārum |
Dative | acāciae | acāciīs |
Accusative | acāciam | acāciās |
Ablative | acāciā | acāciīs |
Vocative | acācia | acāciae |
Descendants
- → Dutch: acacia
- → English: acacia
- → French: acacia
- → Italian: acacia
- → Portuguese: acácia
- → Romanian: acacia
- → Spanish: acacia
References
- “acacia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- acacia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Romanian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin acacia or (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French acacia.
Noun
acacia
- shrubs or trees of the genus Acacia
Spanish
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin acacia, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía) "a thorny Egyptian tree", from ἀκή (akḗ) "point, thorn".
Pronunciation
Noun
acacia f (plural acacias)
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