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tamarind


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tamarind  \Tam"a*rind\,  n.  [It.  tamarindo,  or  Sp  tamarindo,  or 
  Pg  tamarindo,  tamarinho,  from  Ar  tamarhind[=i],  literally, 
  Indian  date;  tamar  a  dried  date  +  Hind  India:  cf  F.  tamarin. 
  Cf  {Hindu}.]  (Bot.) 
  1.  A  leguminous  tree  ({Tamarindus  Indica})  cultivated  both 
  the  Indies,  and  the  other  tropical  countries,  for  the  sake 
  of  its  shade,  and  for  its  fruit.  The  trunk  of  the  tree  is 
  lofty  and  large  with  wide-spreading  branches;  the  flowers 
  are  in  racemes  at  the  ends  of  the  branches.  The  leaves  are 
  small  and  finely  pinnated. 
 
  2.  One  of  the  preserved  seed  pods  of  the  tamarind,  which 
  contain  an  acid  pulp,  and  are  used  medicinally  and  for 
  preparing  a  pleasant  drink. 
 
  {Tamarind  fish},  a  preparation  of  a  variety  of  East  Indian 
  fish  with  the  acid  pulp  of  the  tamarind  fruit. 
 
  {Velvet  tamarind}. 
  a  A  West  African  leguminous  tree  ({Codarium 
  acutifolium}). 
  b  One  of  the  small  black  velvety  pods,  which  are  used 
  for  food  in  Sierra  Leone. 
 
  {Wild  tamarind}  (Bot.),  a  name  given  to  certain  trees 
  somewhat  resembling  the  tamarind,  as  the  {Lysiloma 
  latisiliqua}  of  Southern  Florida,  and  the  {Pithecolobium 
  filicifolium}  of  the  West  Indies. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tamarind 
  n  1:  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  [syn:  {tamarind  tree},  {tamarindo}, 
  {Tamarindus  indica}] 
  2:  large  tropical  seed  pod  with  very  tangy  pulp  that  is  eaten 
  fresh  or  cooked  with  rice  and  fish  or  preserved  for 
  curries  and  chutneys  [syn:  {tamarindo}] 




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