noun
Etymology: so called from the shape of the thorns
: any of several hollow-thorned trees of the genus Acacia ; especially : a large-thorned chiefly Central American tree ( A. cornigera ) the thorns of which are inhabited by ants
noun
Etymology: so called from the shape of the thorns
: any of several hollow-thorned trees of the genus Acacia ; especially : a large-thorned chiefly Central American tree ( A. cornigera ) the thorns of which are inhabited by ants
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012