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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the tribe Detarieae — the tamarind.

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Examples

  • The fruit's scientific name, Tamarindus indica, also perpetuates the idea that the fruit was originally from India.

    Tart, Tasty Tamarind: From Candy to Cocktails 2008

  • The fruit's scientific name, Tamarindus indica, also perpetuates the idea that the fruit was originally from India.

    Tart, Tasty Tamarind: From Candy to Cocktails 2008

  • The fruit's scientific name, Tamarindus indica, also perpetuates the idea that the fruit was originally from India.

    Tart, Tasty Tamarind: From Candy to Cocktails 2008

  • At the foot of the escarpment, in the plain of Douentza, there is a preponderance of Sahelian species such as Acacia albida, A. raddiana, Dalbergia melanoxylon, Combretum aculeatum and Tamarindus indica.

    Cliffs of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons), Mali 2009

  • The interaction between nature and humans is evidenced by the role played by local trees such as Baobab Adansonia digitata, Karité Butyrospermum parkii, Tamarindus indica and herbaceous plants in traditional land use and agriculture.

    'W' National Park, Niger 2009

  • Tropical deciduous (monsoon) forest occurs along the bases of hills and on valley bottoms, characterized by tree species such as Sterculia foedita, Oroxylum indicum, Tamarindus indica, Zizyphus horsfeldi, Schleichera oleosa, Cassia javanica, Murraya paniculata, Diospyros javanica, Harrisonia brownii and Piliostigma malabaricum.

    Komodo National Park, Indonesia 2008

  • Dominant trees include Tamarindus indica and Sterculia foetida.

    Lesser Sundas deciduous forests 2008

  • Tamarind Tamarind is the fibrous, sticky, aromatic, and intensely sour pulp that surrounds the seeds in pods of Tamarindus indica, a tree in the bean family native to Africa and Madagascar.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Tamarind Tamarind is the fibrous, sticky, aromatic, and intensely sour pulp that surrounds the seeds in pods of Tamarindus indica, a tree in the bean family native to Africa and Madagascar.

    On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

  • Tamarindus indica L. Tylosema fassoglense (Schweinf.)

    Chapter 11 1999

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