Acacia
WordNet
noun
(1) Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from .
Proper noun
Acacia
- A botanical name at the rank of genus - in the family Leguminosae or Mimosaceae. Circumscription of the genus is quite controversial.
- An epithet in a botanical name at the rank between species and genus, a name which applies to a section of the genus Acacia.