Manila Tamarind (Noun)
Meaning
Common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Manila tamarind trees were a common sight along the beach where locals used to play.
- Her grandmother told her the traditional recipes of desserts that utilized manila tamarind fruit for their sweet flavor.
- We tried using the mucilaginous gum extracted from manila tamarind trees for various homemade skincare remedies.
- His business invested in cultivating and harvesting manila tamarind wood due to its quality as a building material.
- These regions near the tropical islands experienced seasonal migrations that took the animals near fields full of ripe manila tamarind.