From Latinacacia, from Ancient Greekἀκακία(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.
Noun
acacia (countable and uncountable, pluralacaciasoracaciae)
(countable) A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
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 April - 2 May 1996, page 1,
The latter species was collected only once in this survey on A. flavescens but is widespread on both tropical and temperate acacias in Australia.
(uncountable, pharmacy) The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica), the Egyptian acacia. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
A false acacia; robinia tree, Robinia pseudoacacia. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
(uncountable) Gum arabic; gum acacia. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
(loosely) Any of several related trees, such as the locust tree.
A light to moderate greenish yellow with a hint of red.
Synonyms
(shrub or tree of the genus Acacia):wattle (Australian varieties), thorntree, whistling thorn
(inspissated juice of several species of Acacia):gum acacia, gum arabic
Derived terms
Translations
See also
false acacia
gum acacia
References
“acacia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Noun
acacia (pluralacacias)
(history, classical studies) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.
References
Further reading
Acacia in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Acacia in the 1921 edition of Collier's Encyclopedia.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latinacacia, from Ancient Greekἀκακία(akakía). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /aːˈkaː.si.aː/
Hyphenation: aca‧cia
Noun
acaciam (pluralacacia's, diminutiveacaciaatjen)
A shrub or tree of a species that belongs to the genus Acacia
Any plant resembling an acacia
(particularly)Synonym of robinia(“Robinia pseudoacacia”)
Descendants
→ Indonesian: akasia
Further reading
acacia on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
French
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /a.ka.sja/
Noun
acaciam (pluralacacias)
acacia
Descendants
→ Moore: kasɩya
Further reading
“acacia”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latinacācia, from Ancient Greekἀκακία(akakía, “shittah tree”), from ἀκή(akḗ, “point”). Doublet of gaggia.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /aˈka.t͡ʃa/
Rhymes: -atʃa
Hyphenation: a‧cà‧cia
Noun
acaciaf (pluralacacie)
acacia(shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae), particularly:
silver wattle (Acacia dealbata)
Mount Morgan wattle (Acacia podalyriifolia)
sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana)
Synonym:gaggia
black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
Synonym:robinia
Further reading
acacia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
acaica
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greekἀκακία(akakía), from ἀκή(akḗ, “point”).
“acacia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
acacia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latinacacia or Frenchacacia.
Noun
acaciaf (pluralacacii)
shrubs or trees of the genus Acacia
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latinacacia, from Ancient Greekἀκακία(akakía) "a thorny Egyptian tree", from ἀκή(akḗ) "point, thorn".
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Spain)/aˈkaθja/[aˈka.θja]
IPA(key): (Latin America)/aˈkasja/[aˈka.sja]
(Spain) Rhymes: -aθja
(Latin America) Rhymes: -asja
Syllabification: a‧ca‧cia
Noun
acaciaf (pluralacacias)
acacia(shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae)
Derived terms
Further reading
“acacia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014