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1. (n.) tamarind
the pod of a large tropical tree, Tamarindus indica, of the legume family, containing seeds in a juicy acid pulp used in beverages and food.
2. tamarind
the tree itself.
Etymology: (1525–35; < ML tamarindus&indirdesc; Ar tamr hindī lit., Indian date)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) tamarind, tamarind tree, tamarindo, Tamarindus indica
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
2. (noun) tamarind, tamarindo
large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys
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1. (noun) tamarind
a leguminous tree (Tamarindus Indica) cultivated both the Indies, and the other tropical countries, for the sake of its shade, and for its fruit. The trunk of the tree is lofty and large, with wide-spreading branches; the flowers are in racemes at the ends of the branches. The leaves are small and finely pinnated
2. (noun) tamarind
one of the preserved seed pods of the tamarind, which contain an acid pulp, and are used medicinally and for preparing a pleasant drink
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Sense: a tropical fruit, a brown pod with a juicy, spicy pulp used in medicines, drinks etc.
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 Afrikaans: suurdadel |
 Arabic: شَجرَة تَمْر هِنْدي |
 Bulgarian: вид тропическо дърво |
 Brazilian: tamarindo |
 Czech: tamarind |
 German: die Tamarinde |
 Danish: tamarinde |
 Greek: είδος τροπικού φρούτου |
 Spanish: tamarindo |
 Estonian: tamarind |
 Farsi: تمرهندی |
 Finnish: tamarindi |
 French: tamarin |
 Hebrew: תָמָר הוֹדִי |
 Hindi: इमली |
 Croatian: tamarinda |
 Hungarian: tamarindusfa gyümölcse |
 Indonesian: asam |
 Icelandic: tamarind |
 Italian: tamarindo |
 Japanese: タマリンド |
 Korean: (열대 과일) 타마린드 |
 Lithuanian: tamarindas |
 Latvian: tamarinds |
 Malay: asam jawa |
 Dutch: tamarindevrucht |
 Norwegian: tamarind |
 Polish: !!tamarynda |
 Portuguese: tamarindo |
 Romanian: tamarin |
 Russian: индийский финик |
 Slovak: tamarind |
 Slovenian: tamarinda |
 Serbian: tamarin |
 Swedish: tamarind |
 Thai: ต้นมะขาม |
 Turkish: demirhindi |
 Taiwanese: 羅望子果 |
 Ukrainian: тамаринд |
 Urdu: تمر ہند، املي |
 Vietnamese: cây me |
 Chinese: 罗望子果 |
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