Acacia
noun — Plural: Acaciae, Acacias
- 1.
- (a genus of thorny gumyielding tree, with clusters of yellow or white flowers, some yield gum Arabic or dyes) ប្រភេទមើមឈើម៉្យាង
ENGLISH MEANING
noun — Plural: Acaciae, Acacias
- 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 the much fewer species of America, Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates.
- 2.
- The inspissated juice of several species of acacia; -- called also gum acacia, and gum arabic.
- 3.
- A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.