What is "pithecellobium dulce"

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

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.

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.

Pithecellobium dulce is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the Pacific Coast and adjacent highlands of Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. It is an Introduced species and extensively naturalised in the Caribbean, Florida, Guam, India, Bangladesh and the Philippines. It is considered an invasive species in Hawaii.