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WATTLE |
Acacia |
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ACACIAE |
Of Acacia |
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ACACIAS |
Of Acacia |
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MULGA |
Type of acacia |
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GONAKIE |
An African timber tree (Acacia Adansonii). |
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SPEARWOOD |
An Australian tree (Acacia Doratoxylon), and its tough
wood, used by the natives for spears. |
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ACACIA |
The inspissated juice of several species of acacia; --
called also gum acacia, and gum arabic. |
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MIMOTANNIC |
Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannin or
tannic acid found in Acacia, Mimosa, etc. |
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MYALL WOOD |
A durable, fragrant, and dark-colored Australian wood,
used by the natives for spears. It is obtained from the small tree
Acacia homolophylla. |
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BABLAH |
The ring of the fruit of several East Indian species of
acacia; neb-neb. It contains gallic acid and tannin, and is used for
dyeing drab. |
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LOCUST TREE |
A large North American tree of the genus Robinia (R.
Pseudacacia), producing large slender racemes of white, fragrant,
papilionaceous flowers, ... |
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SHITTAH TREE |
A tree that furnished the precious wood of which the
ark, tables, altars, boards, etc., of the Jewish tabernacle were made;
-- now believed to ... |
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ARK |
The oblong chest of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, which
supported the mercy seat with its golden cherubs, and occupied the most
sacred place... |
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CATECHU |
A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction
and evaporation from the Acacia catechu, and several other plants
growing in India. It ... |