TAMARINDUS INDICA
\tˈaməɹˌɪndəs ˈɪndɪkə], \tˈaməɹˌɪndəs ˈɪndɪkə], \t_ˈa_m_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_n_d_ə_s ˈɪ_n_d_ɪ_k_ə]\
Definitions of TAMARINDUS INDICA
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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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
By Princeton University
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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
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Tamarind, Indian date; a tree 70 to 80 feet in height, cultivated in tropical Asia and America, and found wild in northwestern Australia. The fruit (the tamarind), deprived of its brittle epicarp and preserved, constitutes tamarind pulp, which is used as a laxative. It contains tartaric acid, acid potassium, tartrate, traces of citric and malic acids, gum, pectin, etc. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe