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| tam·a·rind [ támmərind ] (plural tam·a·rinds) |
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1. food fruit: a pod containing many seeds within an acid-tasting pulp. Use: preserves, drinks, medicines.
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2. industry wood: a very hard reddish wood
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3. trees tropical tree: a tropical evergreen tree that produces tamarinds and yields tamarind wood. Flowers: yellow with red streaks. Latin name Tamarindus indica.
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| [Mid-16th century. Via Old French< Arabic tamr hindī "Indian date"] |
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