'manila tamarind' definitions:
Definition of 'manila tamarind'
(from WordNet)
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 [syn: manila tamarind, camachile, huamachil, wild tamarind, Pithecellobium dulce]
Definition of 'manila tamarind'
From: GCIDE
- manila tamarind \manila tamarind\ n. A common thorny tropical American tree ({Pithecellobium dulce}) 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.
- Syn: camachile, huamachil, wild tamarind, {Pithecellobium dulce}. [WordNet 1.5]