zamang n 1: large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle [syn: {rain tree}, {saman}, {monkeypod}, {monkey pod}, {zaman}, {zamang}, {Albizia saman}]
Zamang \Za*mang"\, n. (Bot.) An immense leguminous tree ({Pithecolobium Saman}) of Venezuela. Its branches form a hemispherical mass, often one hundred and eighty feet across. The sweet pulpy pods are used commonly for feeding cattle. Also called {rain tree}. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). [1913 Webster]