popinac

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noun

Vachellia farnesiana (syn. Acacia farnesiana), a widely cultivated thorny shrubby acacia of the southern U.S. and tropical America with fragrant ball-shaped yellow flowers.

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sweet acacianeedle bushhuisache
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Meanings

nounpopinac (plural popinacs)

plural popinacs

  1. Vachellia farnesiana (syn. Acacia farnesiana), a widely cultivated thorny shrubby acacia of the southern U.S. and tropical America with fragrant ball-shaped yellow flowers.

    Synonyms: sweet acacia, needle bush, huisache

Synonyms & antonyms

nounVachellia farnesiana (syn. Acacia farnesiana), a widely cultivated thorny shrubby acacia of the southern U.S. and tropical America with fragrant ball-shaped yellow flowers.

Similar
sweet acacianeedle bushhuisache

Origin

Variant of opopanax, a shrub (Opopanax chironium).

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APA

popinac. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/popinac

MLA

“popinac.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/popinac. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “popinac,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/popinac.

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