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n. tropical Asian evergreen tree; seed pod of the tamarind tree

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Noun
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
(synonym) tamarind tree, tamarindo, Tamarindus indica
(hypernym) bean tree
(member-holonym) Tamarindus, genus Tamarindus
(part-meronym) tamarindo
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
(synonym) tamarindo
(hypernym) edible fruit
(part-holonym) tamarind tree, tamarindo, Tamarindus indica

(n.)
One of the preserved seed pods of the tamarind, which contain an acid pulp, and are used medicinally and for preparing a pleasant drink.
  

(n.)
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.
  

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