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aca·cia \əˈkāshə\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, acacia tree, Egyptian thorn, from Greek akakia shittah 1. capitalized : a genus of woody plants (family Leguminosae) of warm regions having pinnate leaves and white or yellow flower clusters, the leaves in many Australian members being reduced to phyllodes — see catechu, cooba, wattle 2. -s : any plant of the genus Acacia 3. -s : locust 3a(2) 4. -s : gum arabic 5. -s : a light to moderate greenish yellow that is redder and less strong than liqueur green — called also weld |