PARKINSONIA ACULEATA
\pˌɑːkɪnsˈə͡ʊni͡əɹ ɐkjˈʊliːtə], \pˌɑːkɪnsˈəʊniəɹ ɐkjˈʊliːtə], \p_ˌɑː_k_ɪ_n_s_ˈəʊ_n_iə_ɹ ɐ_k_j_ˈʊ_l_iː_t_ə]\
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large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States
By Princeton University
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- organized by Continental Congress, October 28, 1779, from earlier more numerous Committee. consisted two members Congress five others and had charge of all naval marine affairs. It was abolished February 7, 1781, upon the creation Secretary Marine.