HyperDic: manila_tamarind

English > 1 sense of the expression manila tamarind:
NOUNplantmanila tamarind, camachile, huamachil, wild tamarind, Pithecellobium dulcecommon 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
English > manila tamarind: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningCommon 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.
Synonymscamachile, huamachil, wild tamarind, Pithecellobium dulce
Member ofPithecellobium, genus Pithecellobium, Pithecolobium, genus Pithecolobiumthorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia
BroadertreeA tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
Spanishcamachile, huamachil
Catalancamachile, huamachil

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