needle bush

noun

Of species Vachellia farnesiana, sweet acacia, huisache, native to the tropical Americas, now widespread in warm climates on all continents.

Similar
Acacia farnesianaMimosa farnesianaand many othersneedlebushneedle-bushHakea lissosperma
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Meanings

nounneedle bush (plural needle bushes)

plural needle bushes

  1. Any of certain shrubs with needle-like leaves.
    1. Of species Vachellia farnesiana, sweet acacia, huisache, native to the tropical Americas, now widespread in warm climates on all continents.

      Synonyms: Acacia farnesiana, Mimosa farnesiana, and many others

    2. Of genus Hakea, especially of species Hakea lissosperma and Hakea preissii, native to Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOf species Vachellia farnesiana, sweet acacia, huisache, native to the tropical Americas, now widespread in warm climates on all continents.

Similar
Acacia farnesianaMimosa farnesianaand many others

More synonyms by meaning

nounshrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia

Similar
needlebushneedle-bushHakea lissosperma
Broader
shrubbush
Also see
needlebushpopinac

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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MLA

“needle bush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needle%20bush. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “needle bush,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needle%20bush.

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