Eucalyptus vs. Acacia — What's the Difference?

Eucalyptus () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including Corymbia, they are commonly known as eucalypts.

Acacia, commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia, but it has now been limited to contain only the Australasian species.

Any of numerous trees of the genus Eucalyptus, native chiefly to Australia and widely planted worldwide, having aromatic leaves and valued as a source of oil, gum, and wood.

Any of various often spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia in the pea family, having alternate, bipinnately compound leaves or leaves represented by flattened leafstalks and heads or spikes of small flowers.

Any of many trees, of genus Eucalyptus, native mainly to Australia.

Any of several other plants in the pea family, especially of the genus Robinia.

A greenish colour, like that of a eucalyptus leaves.

See gum arabic.

A myrtaceous genus of trees, mostly Australian. Many of them grow to an immense height, one or two species exceeding the height even of the California Sequoia.

(countable) A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.

Wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber

The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica), the Egyptian acacia.

A tree of the genus Eucalyptus

A false acacia; robinia tree, Robinia pseudoacacia.

(uncountable) Gum arabic; gum acacia.

(loosely) Any of several related trees, such as the locust tree.

A light to moderate greenish yellow with a hint of red.E3D733

A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.

A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.

A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America, Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates.

The inspissated juice of several species of acacia; - called also gum acacia, and gum arabic.

Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia