wild tamarind

(noun) 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. Synonyms: manila tamarind, camachile, huamachil, wild tamarind, Pithecellobium dulce.

(noun) a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods. Synonyms: wild tamarind, Lysiloma latisiliqua, Lysiloma bahamensis.