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nounlong-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 pulp
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nounlarge tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys
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- wild tamarind a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods
- lysiloma bahamensis a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods
- lysiloma latisiliqua a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods