huisache


hui·sa·che

noun \wē-ˈsä-chē\

Definition of HUISACHE

: a widely cultivated thorny shrubby acacia (Acacia farnesiana) of the southern United States and tropical America with fragrant ball-shaped yellow flowers

Origin of HUISACHE

Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl huixachi, from huitzli thorn + ixachi a great amount, many
First Known Use: 1838

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