| NOUN | plant | wild tamarind, manila tamarind, camachile, huamachil, Pithecellobium dulce | 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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| plant | wild tamarind, Lysiloma latisiliqua, Lysiloma bahamensis | a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico |
| 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, Pithecellobium dulce | |
| 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 | |
| Meaning | A tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods. | |
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| Synonyms | Lysiloma latisiliqua, Lysiloma bahamensis | |
| Member of | Lysiloma, genus Lysiloma | small genus of tropical American trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and flat straight pods |
| Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
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