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Meaning of "acacia" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACACIA

From Latin, from Greek akakia, perhaps related to akē point.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ACACIA

acacia  [əˈkeɪʃə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACACIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Acacia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACACIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

acacia

Acacia

Acacia, known commonly as acacia, thorntree, whistling thorn, or wattle, is a genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae, described by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1773 based on the African species Acacia nilotica. Many non-Australian species tend to be thorny, whereas the majority of Australian acacias are not. All species are pod-bearing, with sap and leaves often bearing large amounts of tannins and condensed tannins that historically found use as pharmaceuticals and preservatives. The generic name derives from ἀκακία, the name given by early Greek botanist-physician Pedanius Dioscorides to the medicinal tree A. nilotica in his book Materia Medica. This name derives from the Greek word for its characteristic thorns, ἀκίς. The species name nilotica was given by Linnaeus from this tree's best-known range along the Nile river.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACACIA


alocasia
ˌæləˈkeɪʃə
Alsatia
ælˈseɪʃə
Asia
ˈeɪʃə
Croatia
krəʊˈeɪʃə
crustacea
krʌsˈteɪʃə
Dalmatia
dælˈmeɪʃə
Eurasia
jʊəˈreɪʃə
Galatia
ɡəˈleɪʃə
geisha
ˈɡeɪʃə
Ilesha
ɪˈleɪʃə
Laurasia
lɔːˈreɪʃə
rosacea
rəʊˈzeɪʃə
Russification
ˌrʌsɪfɪˈkeɪʃə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACACIA

acacia tree
Acad.
academe
academia
academic
academic advisor
academic dean
academic dress
academic gown
academic rank
academic year
academical
academicalism
academically
academicals
academician
academicism
academies
academism

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACACIA

audiencia
boccia
Brescia
Dacia
estancia
facia
false acacia
fascia
felicia
Galicia
gum acacia
malacia
Murcia
osteomalacia
Palencia
Resistencia
rose acacia
Saint Lucia
scleromalacia
Valencia

Synonyms and antonyms of acacia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «acacia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACACIA

Find out the translation of acacia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of acacia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «acacia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

合欢
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acacia
570 millions of speakers

English

acacia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बबूल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السنط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

акации
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acácia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাবলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

acacia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Akasia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Akazie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アカシア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아카시아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Akasia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây keo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரபி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाभूळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

akasya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acacia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

akacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

акації
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

salcam
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ακακίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Acacia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

akacia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

akasie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of acacia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACACIA»

The term «acacia» is very widely used and occupies the 21.662 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACACIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about acacia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACACIA»

Discover the use of acacia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acacia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Acacia
Leodan Akaran, the ruler of an idyllic empire, hides the dark realities of their prosperity from his children, until an assassin from the Mein, a race exiled to a stronghold in the north, strikes him down and frees his children.
David Anthony Durham, 2012
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The Other Lands: The Acacia Trilogy, Book Two
With plans to expand her empire, she sends her brother, Dariel, on an exploratory mission across the sea to The Other Lands. There, he discovers an alliance of tribes that have no interest in being ruled by Queen Corinn and the Akarans.
David Anthony Durham, 2009
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The Sacred Band: The Acacia Trilogy, Book Three
With the first two books in the Acacia Trilogy, Acacia and The Other Lands, David Anthony Durham has created a vast and engrossing canvas of a world in turmoil, where the surviving children of a royal dynasty are on a quest to realize their ...
David Anthony Durham, 2011
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THE ACACIA
Beginning in 1919 with a young boy and his mother searching for the grave of his soldier father, and continuing through the coming of World War II, this novel examines the brutality and destructive impact of war
Claude Simon, 1991
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Clark Clifford: The Wise Man of Washington
In Clark Clifford: The Wise Man of Washington, John Acacia chronicles Clifford’s rise from midwestern lawyer to Washington power broker and presidential confidant.
John Acacia, 2009
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Acacia Spp
Biological control of Acacia longifolia and related weed species (Fabaceae) in South Africa. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 37: 115-135. Dennill, G.B., Donnelly, D., Stewart, K., Impson, F.A.C., Olckers, T. and Hill, M.P. 1999.
‎2002
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Phytochemical Dictionary of the Leguminosae
Acacia acuminata Benth. Acacia adansonii Guillemin & Perrottet, see Acacia nilotica (L.) Del. subsp. adstringens (Schum. & Thonn.) Roberty Acacia adunca G. Don Acacia albida Del., see Faidherbia albida (Del.) A. Chev. Acacia aneura Benth ...
Frank Bisby, 1994
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The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions
In this chapter we first describe the now-classic case of the Pseudo- myrmex- Acacia association, in which plants offer inquiline ants a whole array of resources (i.e., food bodies, extrafloral nectar, and domatia) in exchange for defense against ...
Victor Rico-Gray, Paulo S. Oliveira, 2007
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees: Volume 1: North America
Acacia greggii var. arizonica Isely e typical catclaw acacia; long-flower catclaw f acacia ongle-du-chat typique 92 Acacia greggii var. wrightii (Benth.) Isely Leguminosae MC SC North America (USA: Texas; Mexico: Nuevo León) S xer calc fd ...
M.M. Grandtner, 2005
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Role of Acacia Species in the Rural Economy of Dry Africa ...
REFERENCES TABLES Table 1 . 1 The benefits of Acacia in the rural economy Table 1 .2 Vegetation regions of Africa and the major subdivisions containing dry zone Acacia species. Table 1 .3. 1 Annual foliage and pod biomass production ...
‎1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACACIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term acacia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Company Shares of Acacia Research Corporation Drops by -8.44%
Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTG) has lost 8.44% during the past week and dropped 19.92% in the last 4 weeks. The shares are ... «News Watch International, Jul 15»
2
Acacia Mining PLC Receives GBX 256.33 Average PT from Analysts …
Acacia Mining PLC logo Shares of Acacia Mining PLC (LON:ABG) have received a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the fifteen ... «WKRB News, Jul 15»
3
Acacia Health Center undergoes $13.2M expansion
Sagewood, a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) is expanding its onsite Acacia Health Center to double in size, according to ... «AZ Big Media, Jul 15»
4
Acacia Ridge rodeo turns US themed for 4th of July celebrations
TORNADO potatoes, chicken wings and fireworks are just some of what will be on offer at the Acacia Ridge Hotel's rodeo this weekend. «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
5
Acacia: name that is music to the ears of listeners and visitors
Instead the focus will be on all things Acacia, which reflects the fact that the charity is based at the Acacia Centre on Acacia Avenue and ... «Mansfield Chad, Jul 15»
6
Acacia Theatre Presents Musical "Opal" at Concordia University
Acacia Theatre presents “Opal, ” an enchanting and moving musical based on the diary of an aristocratic girl who is orphaned in a shipwreck ... «North Shore Now, Jul 15»
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Greenfield Actress Performs in Acacia Theatre's "Opal"
MILWAUKEE (July 2, 2015) – Alicia York, Greenfield actress, performs in Acacia Theatre's “Opal, ” an enchanting and moving musical based on ... «Greenfield West Allis Now, Jul 15»
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Bases remove more acacia on at Cape Pyla firing ranges
THE British Bases have started work removing more Acacia from the live ... Officials say the Acacia, which has grown up over several years is ... «Famagusta Gazette, Jul 15»
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Acacia Mining PLC (ACA) - Analysts' Recent Ratings Updates
6/30/2015 – Acacia Mining PLC had its price target raised by analysts at Deutsche Bank from GBX 260 ($4.08) to GBX 280 ($4.39). They now have a “hold” ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
10
Acacia Research (ACTG) Unit and Castle Street Investments Enter …
Acacia Research (NASDAQ: ACTG) announced that its Unified Messaging Solutions LLC subsidiary has entered into a settlement and patent ... «StreetInsider.com, Jul 15»

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