Divi-divi

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Caesalpinia coriaria, a leguminous tree of the southern Western Hemisphere.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of divi-divi. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin wordnet
  4. 4
    The seedpods of Caesalpinia coriaria, formerly used in tanning.

    "Prior to the war divi-divi was exported to Hamburg almost exclusively; in the past few years, however, it has found a ready market in New York."

  5. 5
    twisted seed pods of the divi-divi tree; source of tannin wordnet

Synonyms

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caesalpinia coriarialibidibi

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"Prior to the war divi-divi was exported to Hamburg almost exclusively; in the past few years, however, it has found a ready market in New York."

Etymology

From Spanish, from a Cariban language.

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