wild tamarind

Other forms: wild tamarinds

Definitions of wild tamarind

1. noun

   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, camachile, huamachil, manila 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
2. noun

   a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods
   synonyms: Lysiloma bahamensis, Lysiloma latisiliqua

   type of:

   tree

   a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms