Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of leguminous plants, of the suborder Cæsalpinieæ and tribe Amherstieæ.
- noun [lowercase] The pharmacopœial name for the preserved pulp of the fruit of Tamarindus Indica. It is laxative and refrigerant.
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- noun widely cultivated tropical trees originally of Africa
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Examples
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The writer did not see this tree but, from the description given of it, believes it to be the tamarindus.
The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition Fay-Cooper Cole 1921
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Can you please tell me what 'indica' means in mangifera indica and in tamarindus indica? en Español
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