What is "camachile"

camachile \camachile\ n. a common thorny tropical American tree ( Pithecellobium dulce) having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum.

Syn: manila tamarind, huamachil, wild tamarind.

n. common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum [syn: manila tamarind, huamachil, wild tamarind, Pithecellobium dulce]