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Also Known As	Acacia • wattle

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A single acacia tree with a wide, flat canopy stands in golden grass on the savanna in Zimbabwe, Africa, with shrubs and trees in the background.

Close-up of an acacia tree trunk in Sudan with a shiny amber-colored glob of gum arabic oozing from the bark.

Acacia trees on the plain below the summits of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Kibo cone is at right, Mawensi (Mawenzi) at left.

Snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro rises in the background behind flat-topped acacia trees and dry savanna in Kenya, Africa.

Observe a tower of giraffes feeding on acacia leaves and oxpeckers combing giraffes' coats for parasites

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