tamarind tree

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tamarind tree - 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 pulptamarind, tamarindo, Tamarindus indicatamarind, tamarindo - large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneysgenus Tamarindus, Tamarindus - widely cultivated tropical trees originally of Africabean tree - any of several trees having seedpods as fruits