A-cā'ci-ā1, n.
(a-kā'shĭ-ă), n. (Antiq.) A roll or bag, seen on medals, as in the hands of several emperors and consuls, the object of which is not known.
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Acacia
A-cā'ci-ā2, n.
(a-kā'shī-ā), n. [Lat. acacia, Gr. ἀκακία, from ἀκή, point, originally the name of a thorny tree, found in Egypt; Fr. acacia, Pr. acassia.]
Sense 1. (Bot.) A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs, usually with thorns and pinnate leaves, and of an airy, elegant appearance.
¶ The Acacia grows in all the tropical parts of both the old world and the new, and also in Australia and Polynesia. A few species only are found in temperate climates.
Sense 2. (Med.) The inspissated juice of the unripe fruit of the Mimosa Nilotica.
