manila tamarind

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

manila tamarind
    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}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

manila tamarind \manila tamarind\ 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: camachile, huamachil, wild tamarind, {Pithecellobium
        dulce}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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