acacia

CEFRC2

/əˈkeɪ.ʃə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A tree or shrub with small leaves and often thorns.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A false acacia; robinia tree (Robinia pseudoacacia).

Examples

  • The acacia tree is the giraffe's favorite plant.

  • Giraffes eat acacia leaves.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /əˈkeɪ.sjə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica, Egyptian acacia).

  2. A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.

  3. Gum arabic; gum acacia.

More examples

In context

  • Look, a rose acacia!

  • 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...

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Latin acacia, from Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía, “shittah tree”), either from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) (compare ἀκή (akḗ, “point”)) or more likely a Pre-Greek word. First attested before 1398. Doublet of cassie.