genus acacia

1. Large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia: wattle;
   Mimosa (synset 111776163)
   is a type of: rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
   member holonym:

   • acacia - any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
   • shittah, shittah tree - source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of genus Acacia
   • acacia auriculiformis, black wattle - Australian tree that yields tanning materials
   • acacia cambegei, gidgee, stinking wattle - scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms
   • acacia catechu, catechu, jerusalem thorn - East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
   • acacia dealbata, mimosa, silver wattle - evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers
   • acacia farnesiana, cassie, flame tree, huisache, mimosa bush, scented wattle, sweet acacia, sweet wattle - tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
   • acacia melanoxylon, lightwood - tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber
   • acacia pycnantha, golden wattle - shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental
   • acacia xanthophloea, fever tree - African tree supposed to mark healthful regions
   belongs to: mimosoideae, subfamily mimosoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae

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