Why are Acacias so named?

[Roger Whitehead]

In article <01bd5e96$db6cfc20$8a1ca7c3 at saitanis>, Saitanis wrote:
> <aki> that means nid, peak, snaft, thorn, needle, pin, e

"Nid"? "Snaft"? According to the compilers of the Oxford English Dictionary, 
the first is a nest, usually of pheasants. They have not heard of the second.

Are you sure you have typed these words correctly?

Regards,

Roger

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