Acacia (disambiguation)
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Acacia is a genus of shrubs and trees of Gondwanian origin, belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae. (Not to be confused with akasha.)
It has also on occasion been used as the common name, or part of the common name, of other closely related plants, such as some species of Robinia, Vachellia, and Acacia sensu lato.
Acacia may also refer to:
- Acacia (band), a British pop band from the 1990s
- Acacia (film), a 2003 South Korean horror film
- Acacia: The War with the Mein, a novel by American author David Anthony Durham
- Acacia Avenue, a placeholder name for an English suburban road
- Acacia (fraternity), a social fraternity based on Masonic traditions
- Acacia Prison, a private prison in Western Australia
- Acacia Research, a patent enforcement entity
- Acacia Communications, a technology company in Maynard, MA, USA
- Gum acacia, another name for Gum arabic
- USCGC ACACIA (WLB-406)
- USS Acacia, a steam-powered tugboat in the service of the United States Navy during the American Civil War
- 2S3 Akatsiya, Russian for acacia, a Soviet 152.4 mm self-propelled artillery
Places
- Acacia Memorial Park, a cemetery in King County, Washington, USA
- Acacías, a town and municipality of Meta Department, Colombia
- Las Acacias (Madrid), a ward of Madrid, Spain
- Las Acacias, Montevideo, a ward of Montevideo, Uruguay
See also
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