1. 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 pulp • Syn: tamarind tree, tamarindo, Tamarindus indica • Hypernyms: bean tree • Member Holonyms: Tamarindus, genus Tamarindus • Part Meronyms: tamarindo 2. large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys • Syn: tamarindo • Hypernyms: edible fruit • Part Holonyms: tamarind tree, tamarindo, Tamarindus indica
