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camachile

DEFINITIONS OF: camachile

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n 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

Synonyms:
Pithecellobium dulce, huamachil, manila tamarind, wild tamarind
Type of:
tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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