divi-divi

See also: dividivi

English

A divi-divi tree

Alternative forms

dividivi

Etymology

Via Spanish, from a Cariban language.

Noun

Caesalpinia coriaria, a leguminous tree of the southern Western Hemisphere
The seed-pods of Caesalpinia coriaria, formerly used in tanning
- 1919, “Abstracts”, in Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association, volume 14, page 583:
  Prior to the war divi-divi was exported to Hamburg almost exclusively; in the past few years, however, it has found a ready market in New York.

Translations

Caesalpinia coriaria, a leguminous tree of the Caribbean region

Portuguese: dividivi m

Further reading

Caesalpinia coriaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Caesalpinia coriaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Caesalpinia coriaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
divi-divi at Tropicos

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