Definition of Tamarend
Tam"a*rind (?), n. [It. tamarindo, or
Sp. tamarindo, or Pg. tamarindo, tamarinho, from Ar.
tamarhindī, literally, Indian date; tamar a dried date
+ Hind India: cf. F. tamarin. Cf. Hindu.]
(Bot.) 1. 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. One of the preserved seed pods of the tamarind,
which contain an acid pulp, and are used medicinally and for preparing a
pleasant drink.
Tamarind fish, a preparation of a variety of East
Indian fish with the acid pulp of the tamarind fruit. --
Velvet tamarind. (a) A West African
leguminous tree (Codarium acutifolium). (b)
One of the small black velvety pods, which are used for food in Sierra
Leone. -- Wild tamarind (Bot.), a name
given to certain trees somewhat resembling the tamarind, as the Lysiloma
latisiliqua of Southern Florida, and the Pithecolobium
filicifolium of the West Indies.
Tam"a*rind (?), n. [It. tamarindo, or
Sp. tamarindo, or Pg. tamarindo, tamarinho, from Ar.
tamarhindī, literally, Indian date; tamar a dried date
+ Hind India: cf. F. tamarin. Cf. Hindu.]
(Bot.) 1. 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. One of the preserved seed pods of the tamarind,
which contain an acid pulp, and are used medicinally and for preparing a
pleasant drink.
Tamarind fish, a preparation of a variety of East
Indian fish with the acid pulp of the tamarind fruit. --
Velvet tamarind. (a) A West African
leguminous tree (Codarium acutifolium). (b)
One of the small black velvety pods, which are used for food in Sierra
Leone. -- Wild tamarind (Bot.), a name
given to certain trees somewhat resembling the tamarind, as the Lysiloma
latisiliqua of Southern Florida, and the Pithecolobium
filicifolium of the West Indies.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica, the fruit pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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