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tam⋅a⋅rind

  [tam-uh-rind]
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–noun
1. the pod of a large, tropical tree, Tamarindus indica, of the legume family, containing seeds enclosed in a juicy acid pulp that is used in beverages and food.
2. the tree itself.
Origin:
1525–35; < ML tamarindus ≪ Ar tamr hindī lit., Indian date
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tam·a·rind   (tām'ə-rĭnd')   
n.  

  1. A tropical Asian evergreen tree (Tamarindus indica) having pinnately compound leaves, pale yellow flowers, and long pods containing small seeds embedded in an edible pulp.

  2. The fruit of this tree.


[Middle English, from Old French tamarinde, from Arabic tamr hindī : tamr, dates; see tmr in Semitic roots + hindī, of India.]
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Word Origin & History

tamarind 
1533, from O.Fr. tamarinde (15c.), from Arabic tamr hindi, lit. "date of India." First element cognate with Heb. tamar "palm tree, date palm."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tam·a·rind
Pronunciation: 'tam-&-r&nd, -"rind
Function: noun
1 : a tropical leguminous tree (Tamarindusindica) with hard yellowish wood, pinnate leaves, red-striped yellow flowers, and a fruit with an acid pulp
2 : the partially dried ripe fruit of a tamarind with the brittleouter portion of the pericarp removed that has been used especially formerly in pharmacy preserved in sugar or syrup especially for its laxative properties
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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