noun
tamarind
TAM-uh-rind/ˈtæmərɪnd/
A tropical tree producing sour edible pods.
A mature tamarind shades the courtyard with its wide, leafy crown.
Etymology
The Arabic expression means “date of India.” In English, the name first referred to the pod-shaped fruit, used medicinally, and later also to the tree that bears it.
In context
this is tamarind pulp so it's the brown thing that I was eating earlier and they've just compacted it into this block there are no seeds in here
More examples
- Two tamarinds grow beside the road.
- This tamarind produces pods filled with sour brown pulp.
- We plant a tamarind in a sunny spot.
Forms
tamarind · tamarinds