needle bush
noun› Any of certain shrubs with needle-like leaves.
1
Of species Vachellia farnesiana, sweet acacia, huisache, native to the tropical Americas, now widespread in warm climates on all continents.
2
Of genus Hakea, especially of species Hakea lissosperma and Hakea preissii, native to Australia.
- Synonyms
- Acacia farnesiana, Mimosa farnesiana, and many others