white tamarind

noun

1
: a timber tree (Acacia glomerosa) of Mexico and Central America
2
: the hard heavy tough elastic straight-grained nearly white wood of the white tamarind that is used especially for floors, joinery, and tool handles

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“White tamarind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20tamarind. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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