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Noun
[edit]needle bush (plural needle bushes)
- Any of certain shrubs with needle-like leaves.
- Of species Vachellia farnesiana, sweet acacia, huisache, native to the tropical Americas, now widespread in warm climates on all continents.
- Of genus Hakea, especially of species Hakea lissosperma and Hakea preissii, native to Australia.
Synonyms
[edit]- (Vachellia farnesiana): Acacia farnesiana, Mimosa farnesiana, and many others
References
[edit]needle bush on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Vachellia farnesiana on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Vachellia farnesiana on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Vachellia farnesiana at USDA Plants database
Hakea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Hakea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons