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Meanings of acacia in English

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Royal Navy ship class.

acacia-class sloop
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Usage of acacia in English
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They are mainly found in woodlands, savannahs and acacia scrub throughout Africa.
The South African
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Delicate acacia trees, masquerading as wispy umbrellas, rose majestically from silky cornfields.
The lost girls: three friends. four continents. one unconventional detour around the world.
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Lunch was served in a rocky gulch beneath a thorny acacia tree.
The Guardian
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Unlike other antelopes, kudus eat acacia leaves, which are poisonous for humans.
Born to run: a hidden tribe, superathletes, and the greatest race the world has never seen
5
Labourers plant acacia saplings in the sand along with animal manure for fertiliser.
The Guardian
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Ahead the land turned to savanna grass, acacia trees, and large striated boulders.
Ghosts of Onyx
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A handful of acacia trees in terra-cotta planters dotted the area.
Seven Minutes in Heaven
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The thornveld and the flat-topped acacia had already broken into electric green leaf.
The power of one
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The acacia trees here are just four years old, waist high and thorny.
The Guardian
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Now they were individual dwellings, dotted here and there amid the acacia scrub.
The double comfort safari club
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Jack had pulled up near a thicket of acacia trees and thorn bushes.
The clouds beneath the sun
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They rocked alongside the riverbed, dodging boulders, skirting clumps of acacia.
Acts of faith
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Ipu would serve the women who came for honey and acacia.
Nefertiti
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Plants and herbs used in contacting dark spirits: acacia, devil pod, mullein, valerian.
John Winchester's Journal
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A single acacia tree could be seen on the horizon.
Start–up nation: the story of israel's economic miracle
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They are made of acacia wood from Thailand, from renewable and previously harvested forests.
The Irish Times
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