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Definition of Tamarindus
1. Noun. Widely cultivated tropical trees originally of Africa.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Fabaceae, Family Fabaceae, Family Leguminosae, Legume Family, Leguminosae, Pea Family
Member holonyms: Tamarind, Tamarind Tree, Tamarindo, Tamarindus Indica
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tamarindus
Literary usage of Tamarindus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"... tamarindus indica, Pongamia glabra, Morinda citrifolia, and Santalum album.
A palm (Phoenix sylvestris) is very common in the northern and central parts ..."
2. The Essentials of Materia Medica, and Therapeutics by Alfred Baring Garrod (1865)
"The pulp of the fruit of tamarindus indica or Tamarind Tree ; [The preserved
fruit of tamarindus Indica. US] Lin. ..."
3. A Guide to therapeutics and materia medica by Robert Farquharson, Frank Woodbury (1882)
"Small doses of the wine of tobacco may be added to a laxative combination given
at night. [tamarindus—TAMARIND. The preserved fruit of tamarindus ..."
4. A Guide to Therapeutics and Materia Medica by Robert Farquharson (1877)
"... and there is also some generally-diffused, granular irritation about the pharynx.
[tamarindus—TAMARIND. The preserved fruit of tamarindus ..."
5. A Guide to Therapeutics and Materia Medica by Robert Farquharson, Woodbury, Frank (1879)
"[tamarindus—TAMARIND. The preserved fruit of tamarindus Indica, US Tamarinds are
laxative, and are used in making a refrigerant drink for the sick. ..."