Acacia (pronounced: ak-A-sha) is a genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the sub- family Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae. The Acacia bush has particular significance in Masonic ritual. The generic name derives from ακακία (akakia), the name given by early Greek botanist-physician Pedanius Dioscorides (ca.40-90 AD) to the medicinal tree Acacia nilotica in his book ‘Materia Medica’. This name derives from the Greek word for its characteristic thorns, ακις (akis, = thorn). The species name nilotica was given by Linnaeus from this tree’s best-known range along the River Nile.
Posted on: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 03:38:21 +0000
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