Assertion: acacia's thorn | /r/HasProperty | howittii
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text: Name meaning: Acacia howittii Acacia- may be from the Greek 'to sharpen', referring to the prickly nature of the first species discovered; another opinion refers to the Egyptian thorn (akakia), a species of Acacia which yields gum arabic; howittii - in honour of Dr Alfred William Howitt (1830-1908), an English explorer and botanist.