Acacia

acacia acácia acàcia Translingual thumb|right|200px|Acacia koa species Acacia koa (1) Etymology mul grc ἀκακία shittah tree, from grc ἀκή point point, probably from mul egy -.Morris, William, ed. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. New York: American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., 1971. Pronunciation English: en /əˈkeɪ.ʃə/ /əˈkeɪ.sjə/ RP en /əˈkeɪ.ʃə/ US Proper noun 1 f mul sensu stricto genus family Leguminosae mostly thornless Australasian shrubs and trees, called acacias or wattles 2000— mul sensu lato superseded A genus that included all the genera now included in tribe Acacieae tribe. An epithet in a botanical name at the rank between species and genus, a name which applies to a section of the genus Acacia section. Usage notes Portions of the circumscription of the genus is quite controversial. Hypernyms genus, sensu stricto ; Mimosoideae subfamily subfamily; Acacieae tribe tribe Hyponyms genus, sensu stricto Acacia penninervis species (blackwood, hickory wattle, mountain hickory) type species Acacia anarthros species selected species; for more see List of Acacia species List of Acacia species Coordinate terms genus sensu stricto Faidherbia genus, Vachellia genus, Senegalia genus, Acaciella genus, Mariosousa genus genera (in Acacieae) Derived terms Acaciella genus Pseudacacia genus Acacia propinqua species (syn. of Albizia saman species) Translations genus sensu stricto genus sensu lato botanical epithet Vietnamese: vi cây keo References 1 1 1 mul Acacias English Proper noun en barangay mun/Catarman p/Northern Samar c/Philippines. VIII Northern Samar Catarman