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Acacia

Acacia

Origin: L. From gr.; orig. The name of a thorny tree found in Egypt; prob. Fr. The root ak to be sharp. See acute.

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. (Science: medicine) The inspissated juice of several species of acacia.

Synonym: gum acacia, and gum arabic.


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Re: Purpose of the plant

for example rhagodia parabolica that is the scrubs. one more is acacia deacbata is tree. thnx The two plants you list are ausi plants.Your second example should be Acacia dealbata, a legume type family. I never been to Australia, but hope to some day. You ...

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by MichaelXY
Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:27 am
 
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Re: Purpose of the plant

for example rhagodia parabolica that is the scrubs. one more is acacia deacbata is tree. thnx

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by fungfree
Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:03 am
 
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pain scale for stings

... on your arm. 1.2 Fire ant: Sharp, sudden, mildly alarming. Like walking across a shag carpet & reaching for the light switch. 1.8 Bullhorn acacia ant: A rare, piercing, elevated sort of pain. Someone has fired a staple into your cheek. 2.0 Bald-faced hornet: Rich, hearty, slightly crunchy. ...

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by mith
Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:38 am
 
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Giraffe tongue coloration

... 1.- The more epidermis present on the tongue, follows more capillar irrigation needs, and so that blue color. All to prevent the spines on acacia trees. (resumed) 2.- Protection from the sun, as they spend a lot of time browsing. (resumed) 3.- Dermal layers of dead tissue to make the lips ...

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by Mascarell
Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:15 am
 
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by Amrik
Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:33 pm
 
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