NOUN | plant | Pithecellobium dulce, manila tamarind, camachile, huamachil, wild tamarind | 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 |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonyms | manila tamarind, camachile, huamachil, wild tamarind | |
Member of | Pithecellobium, genus Pithecellobium, Pithecolobium, genus Pithecolobium | thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia |
Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
Spanish | camachile, huamachil | |
Catalan | camachile, huamachil |
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