Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tamarind

2 senses of tamarind

Sense 1
tamarind, tamarind tree, tamarindo, Tamarindus indica -- (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)
       => bean tree -- (any of several trees having seedpods as fruits)

Sense 2
tamarind, tamarindo -- (large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys)
       => edible fruit -- (edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh)