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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Vachellia farnesiana (syn. Acacia farnesiana), a widely cultivated thorny shrubby acacia of the southern U.S. and tropical America with fragrant ball-shaped yellow flowers.

Synonyms

All synonyms

huisacheneedle bushsweet acaciasweet acacia

Etymology

Variant of opopanax, a shrub (Opopanax chironium).

Related phrases

white popinacvachellia farnesiana

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