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DIVI-DIVI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin
Synonyms:
Caesalpinia coriaria; divi-divi
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("divi-divi" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Meronyms (parts of "divi-divi"):
divi-divi (twisted seed pods of the divi-divi tree; source of tannin)
Holonyms ("divi-divi" is a member of...):
Caesalpinia; genus Caesalpinia (small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Twisted seed pods of the divi-divi tree; source of tannin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("divi-divi" is a kind of...):
bean (any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans)
Holonyms ("divi-divi" is a part of...):
Caesalpinia coriaria; divi-divi (small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin)