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
• Syn: ↑tamarind, ↑tamarind tree, ↑Tamarindus indica
• Hypernyms: ↑bean tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Tamarindus, ↑genus Tamarindus
• Part Meronyms: ↑tamarind
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
• Syn: ↑tamarind
• Hypernyms: ↑edible fruit
• Part Holonyms: ↑tamarind, ↑tamarind tree, ↑Tamarindus indica
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nounsee tamarind
Useful english dictionary. 2012.