What is "manila tamarind"

manila tamarind \manila tamarind\ 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: camachile, huamachil, wild tamarind, Pithecellobium dulce.

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: camachile, huamachil, wild tamarind, Pithecellobium dulce]