acer, = sharp, pointed, piercing;
acus, = a needle or pin; as being pointed;
-ius, = means ‘characteristic of’, hence indicates connection or resemblance.
acacia, = the acacia-tree, the Egyptian pod-thorn, Mimosa nylotica, described by Pliny. (ld, BL)
Acacia mearnsii (La) Black Wattle (Ma) Location: (K)
For Edward Alexander Mearns (1856-1916),** U.S. army surgeon, ornithologist, field naturalist and plant collector, mainly in Kenya and elsewhere, commemorated with Acacia mearnsii. (Ch)
melas, melan, = black dye, ink.
ξύλον, xylon, = a stick or piece of wood.
ΟΞΥΑ, oxya, = a spear shaft made from beech wood.
oxy-, = sharp, sour, pointed.
(Alien) (LS, BL, Cw)