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