Pithecolobium
noun
Pith·e·co·lo·bi·um
ˌpithə̇kəˈlōbēəm
: a large genus of tropical shrubs and trees (family Leguminosae) having bipinnate leaves and globose heads of flowers with many stamens and a twisted or coiled pod see algarrobilla, cat's-claw sense 1b, rain tree, wild tamarind
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from pithec- + Greek lobion small lobe, diminutive of lobos lobe