huamachil n 1: common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum [syn: {manila tamarind}, {camachile}, {huamachil}, {wild tamarind}, {Pithecellobium dulce}]
huamachil \huamachil\ n. A common thorny tropical American tree ({Pithecellobium dulce}) having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum. Syn: manila tamarind, camachile, wild tamarind, {Pithecellobium dulce}. [WordNet 1.5]