TAMARINDS Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word tamarinds. (close relations)
Definition of TAMARINDS
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| fruit | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant • an amount of a product • the consequence of some effort or action verb • cause to bear fruit • bear fruit | ||||||||
| legume | nounn | |||||||
noun • an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae • the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case • the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) | ||||||||
| pulp | nounn | |||||||
noun • any soft or soggy mass • a soft moist part of a fruit • a mixture of cellulose fibers • an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper • the soft inner part of a tooth verb • remove the pulp from, as from a fruit • reduce to pulp | ||||||||
| sour | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • having a sharp biting taste noun • a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar • the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth • the property of being acidic adjective satellite • smelling of fermentation or staleness • one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons • in an unpalatable state • inaccurate in pitch • showing a brooding ill humor verb • go sour or spoil • make sour or more sour | ||||||||
| sweet | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar • (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content • not containing or composed of salt water noun • a dish served as the last course of a meal • English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912) • a food rich in sugar • the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth • the property of tasting as if it contains sugar adverb • in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly') adjective satellite • having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub • pleasing to the ear • pleasing to the senses • pleasing to the mind or feeling • having a natural fragrance • not soured or preserved • with sweetening added | ||||||||
| tropical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic adjective satellite • relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator) • characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense • of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics | ||||||||
| pods | nounn | |||||||
noun • the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) • a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant • a group of aquatic mammals • a detachable container of fuel on an airplane verb • take something out of its shell or pod • produce pods, of plants | ||||||||
| tamarindo | nounn | |||||||
noun • long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp • large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys | ||||||||
| tamarind tree | nounn | |||||||
noun • long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp | ||||||||
| tamarindus indica | nounn | |||||||
noun • long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp | ||||||||
