Main Entry:

aca·cia

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈkā-shə\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

New Latin, genus name, from Latin, acacia tree, from Greek akakia

Date:

14th century

1 : gum arabic 2 : any of a large genus (Acacia) of leguminous shrubs and trees of warm regions with leaves pinnate or reduced to phyllodes and white or yellow flower clusters