acacia

/uh-key-shuh/US // əˈkeɪ ʃə //UK // (əˈkeɪʃə) //

金合欢,金合欢树,金合欢花,金合欢欢

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a small tree or shrub belonging to the genus Acacia, of the mimosa family, having clusters of small yellow flowers.
- : any of several other plants, as the locust tree.
- : gum arabic.

Examples

The region, about a five-hour drive southeast from the Serengeti, is home to the Sukuma people, traditionally agropastoralists who raised livestock in the hilly grasslands of the region, dotted with acacia and oaklike miombo trees.
At the low-impact end, giraffes munch acacia trees in protected parkland or stroll under baobab trees that are “sticking up like a giant broccoli,” Bond says.
Weather-resistant acacia wood prevents rain, mold, or splintering damage, making it oceanside and humidity friendly.
Yes, female lac bugs—Kerria lacca—swarm in gigantic numbers, laying eggs on fig and acacia trees.
The basic Acacia model, equipped with seven branches that have a combined capacity of 1.4 kilowatts, costs $100,000.
In every direction there were wide skies, gold grass hills and acacia trees.
Beyond the river, caramel plains rolled away to the distant horizon, spotted with acacia trees and slow-moving giraffe.
We saw a small group of women and children under an acacia tree and my friend and I walked toward them.
An early autumn sun lit up cobblestone streets, tall acacia trees, and handsome and nearly all decayed 19th-century buildings.
She sat under the long drooping yellow sprays of her acacia-tree, her lap full of the pink Castilian roses, and dreamed.
This tree, as well as the drooping acacia, leaned over the ground with long leaves like disheveled hair.
We made the necessary bats and stumps out of hard acacia, which I cut down with my tomahawk.
The andubay, a kind of acacia, reaches a height of about 25 feet and is used for making fences and rafters.
When she had gone into the factory, I saw the acacia blossom, which had fallen on the ground between my feet.

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Examples

The region, about a five-hour drive southeast from the Serengeti, is home to the Sukuma people, traditionally agropastoralists who raised livestock in the hilly grasslands of the region, dotted with acacia and oaklike miombo trees.

At the low-impact end, giraffes munch acacia trees in protected parkland or stroll under baobab trees that are “sticking up like a giant broccoli,” Bond says.

Weather-resistant acacia wood prevents rain, mold, or splintering damage, making it oceanside and humidity friendly.

Yes, female lac bugs—Kerria lacca—swarm in gigantic numbers, laying eggs on fig and acacia trees.

The basic Acacia model, equipped with seven branches that have a combined capacity of 1.4 kilowatts, costs $100,000.

In every direction there were wide skies, gold grass hills and acacia trees.

Beyond the river, caramel plains rolled away to the distant horizon, spotted with acacia trees and slow-moving giraffe.

We saw a small group of women and children under an acacia tree and my friend and I walked toward them.

An early autumn sun lit up cobblestone streets, tall acacia trees, and handsome and nearly all decayed 19th-century buildings.

She sat under the long drooping yellow sprays of her acacia-tree, her lap full of the pink Castilian roses, and dreamed.

This tree, as well as the drooping acacia, leaned over the ground with long leaves like disheveled hair.

We made the necessary bats and stumps out of hard acacia, which I cut down with my tomahawk.

The andubay, a kind of acacia, reaches a height of about 25 feet and is used for making fences and rafters.

When she had gone into the factory, I saw the acacia blossom, which had fallen on the ground between my feet.