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rose acacia
noun
- a small tree, Robinia hispida, of the legume family, native to the southeastern U.S., having drooping clusters of large, dark rose-colored flowers.
rose acacia
noun
- a leguminous shrub, Robinia hispida , of the southern US, having prickly branches bearing clusters of red scentless flowers See also locust
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rose acacia1
First recorded in 1810–20
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Example Sentences
The frequent fissures of this defile were filled with rich woods of oleander and shrubs of every shade of green, from which rose acacia, and other trees unknown to Tancred.
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She smiled and gave her assent, and while he was preparing she plucked a spray of rose acacia and pinned it at her throat.
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It paused a moment by the horse-gate, and turning paced slowly back till it was hid behind the rose acacias.
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The songs of the birds were heard in an aviary hard by, and the branches of laburnums and rose acacias formed an exquisite framework to the blue velvet curtains.
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