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TAMARIND TREE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp
Synonyms:
tamarind; tamarind tree; tamarindo; Tamarindus indica
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tamarind tree" is a kind of...):
bean tree (any of several trees having seedpods as fruits)
Meronyms (parts of "tamarind tree"):
tamarind; tamarindo (large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys)
Holonyms ("tamarind tree" is a member of...):
genus Tamarindus; Tamarindus (widely cultivated tropical trees originally of Africa)
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