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Look up: Acacia


  1. Acacia
    (Thorntree, Wattle, Yellow-Fever Acacia, Umbrella Acacia, Mimosa, Sensitive Plant, Silver Wattle, Coastal Myall) This group consists of about 1,000 species that are found in tropical and subtropical regions, especially in Australia and Africa. These evergreens should not be confused with the trees...
    Found op http://www.botany.com/acacia.html

  2. acacia
    [n] - any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=acacia

  3. Acacia
    A durable wood used for palings and posts. A lot of the gums in common use are obtained from varieties of the Acacia.
    Found op http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/a/c/acacia/source.html

  4. acacia
    Very durable, whitish-yellow wood with brown veining, also known as robinia. Acacia was used as a veneer in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, as a decorative crossbanding on 18th and early 19thC country furniture, and occasionally for chairs and small cabinet work such as boxes in the ARTS AND...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  5. Acacia
    A·ca'ci·a noun (Antiq.) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/11

  6. Acacia
    A·ca'cia noun ; plural English Acacias Latin Acaciæ [ Latin from Greek ...; orig. the name of a thorny tree found in Egypt; probably from the root ak to be sharp. See Acute .] 1. A genus of leguminous trees ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/11

  7. acacia
    Origin: L. From Gr.; orig. The name of a thorny tree found in Egypt; prob. Fr. The root ak to be sharp. See Acute. ... 1. A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the bipinnate leaves of ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?acacia

  8. acacia
    noun any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=acacia

  9. Acacia
    • (n.) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals. • (n.) A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the ...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/acacia/

  10. acacia
    any of about 800 species of trees and shrubs comprising a genus (Acacia) in the mimosa family (Mimosaceae) and native to tropical and subtropical ... [11 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/9



  1. Acacia
    Acacia is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `thorny, naive ` Where is it used? The name Acacia is mainly used In English. The name Acacia doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Acacia seems to be unique!
    Found op http://www.pregnology.com/index.php?girls/Acacia

  2. Acacia
    [film] == Plot == Unable to have children of their own, married couple Mi-sook and Do-il adopt a young boy named Lee Jin-seong. His name soon gets changed to Kim Jin-seong when he moves with Mi-sook and Do-il. The boy is drawn to an acacia tree in his new home`s backyard, believing it to be ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_(film)

  3. Acacia
    [disambiguation] Acacia is a genus of shrubs and trees of Gondwanian origin, belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae. It has also on occasion been used as the common name, or part of the common name, of other closely related plants, such as some species of Robinia. Acac...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_(disambiguation)

  4. Acacia
    [Wattle] The result of the debate was Delete and kick the ass of meat puppets. – malathion talk 06:46, 15 August 2005 (UTC) ===SimCentral=== Delete communitycruft. Includes a list of neologisms too, in case anyone`s unsure about deleting. Alexa rank is about 187,000. -Splash 01:19, 6 Augus...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_(Wattle)_seed_flour

  5. acacia
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-kā′shē-ă Definitions: 1. The dried gummy exudation from Acacia senegal and other species of Acacia (family Leguminosae), prepared as a mucilage and syrup; used as an emollient, demulcent excipient, and suspending agent in pharmaceuticals and food...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=357

  6. Acacia
    Acacia (ə or ə) is a genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae, first described in Africa by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1773. Many non-Australian species tend to be thorny, whereas the majority of Australian acacias are not. They are pod-be...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia

  7. acacia
    acacia (ukā'shu) , any plant of the large leguminous genus Acacia, often thorny shrubs and trees of the family Leguminosae (pulse family). Chiefly of the tropics and subtropics, they are cultivated for decorative and economic purposes. Acacias are characteristic of savanna vegetation and a...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0802258.html

  8. Acacia
    Acacia is a genus of plants of the family Leguminosae sub-family Mimoseae consisting of trees or shrubs with compound pinnate leaves. They grow in Africa, Arabia, Australia and the East Indies. The flowers, usually small, are arranged in spikes or globular heads at the axils of the leaves near the e...
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  9. acacia
    Any of a large group of shrubs and trees that includes the thorn trees of the African savannah and the gum arabic tree (Acacia senegal) of North Africa, and several North American species of the southwestern USA and Mexico. The hardy tree commonly known as acacia is the false acaci...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0019302.html

  10. Acacia
    [band] Ansuman Biswas Maurizio Anzalone Luca Ramelli Other musicians who played with Acacia were drummer Eshan Khadaroo (Cirque Du Soleil, Blue Man Group, Psapp, Bow Wow Wow), guitarists Luca Ramelli and Maurizio Anzalone, and percussionist/world instrument player Ansuman Biswas (better know...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_(band)

  11. acacia
    1) Australia's national blossom 2) Flowering shrub 3) Flowering tree 4) Greek girl name 5) Greenish-yellow hue 6) Gum arabic 7) Gum arabic source 8) Gum arabic tree 9) Gum-yielding tree 10) Locust 11) Locust tree 12)...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/acacia/1

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