Tamarind

tam'a-rind, a tree of the pea family, native to the East Indies. It is a noble shade tree, thirty to eighty feet in height, apparently resembling our locust trees. It has long leaves of thirty to forty leaflets, and wreaths of fragrant yellow flowers. The thick pods are three to six inches long and contain a sweet-acid pulp much used in the tropics of both continents in the preparation of delicacies and a cooling drink. Preserves also are made of the pulp. The Tamarind yields a fine, close-grained, yellowish cabinet wood of value.