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Acacia
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A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
- Author:
- MICHAEL ALLABY
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Acacia (family
Leguminosae
, subfamily
Mimosoideae
)
A genus of plants, most of which are trees (wattles), although a few are climbers. Typically the leaves are
bipinnate
, with numerous tiny leaflets, or phyllodic (see
PHYLLODY
). Acacias are ...