tamarind

(tamə rind)

noun

  1. a tropical leguminous tree (Tamarindus indica) of the caesalpinia family, with yellow flowers and brown pods with an acid pulp
  2. its fruit, used in foods, beverages, etc.

Origin: Sp tamarindo < Ar tamr hindī, date of India

See tamarind in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A tropical Asian evergreen tree (Tamarindus indica) having pinnately compound leaves, pale yellow flowers, and long pods containing small seeds embedded in an edible pulp.
  2. The fruit of this tree.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French tamarinde

Origin: , from Arabic tamr hindī

Origin: : tamr, dates; see tmr in Semitic roots

Origin: + hindī, of India

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