acacia

Meaning

Noun

• A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
• The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica (species)), the Egyptian acacia.
• A false acacia; robinia tree, Robinia pseudoacacia.
• Gum arabic; gum acacia.
• Any of several related trees, such as the locust tree.
• A light to moderate greenish yellow with a hint of red.
• A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.

Related

Similar words

• wattle (Australian varieties), thorntree, whistling thorn
• gum acacia, gum arabic

Origin

• From Latin acacia, from Ancient Greek ἀκακία ("shittah tree"), from ἀκή, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ("sharp"). First attested before 1398. cassie.
• Unknown.