TAMARIND

n. Ta"m'aar-iand. Lat., tamarind us. Fr., tamarin. Ger., Tamarinde. The genus Tamarind us: also the fruit of Tamarind us indica or its preserved pulp. The Tamarindece are a division of the Ca iece. [a, 35.] Bastard-t. See ACACIA Jul i bri in. Black t. 1. See DIALIUM guineense. 2. See East Indian t. Brown t. See West Indian t. East Indian t. The fruit of Tamarind us indica preserved without the use of sugar, this giving it a strong acid taste, [a, 35.J Egyptian t's. Flattened black cakes prepared in Arabia and on the upper Nile from the softer part of t's. [a, 35.] Guinea t. The fruit of A dans on i a diyitata. [a, 35.] Manilla t. The fruit of Pithecolobium dulce. [a, 85.1 Bed t. See West Indian t.T. pulp. 1. See TAMARIND US (2d def.). 2. See Pulpa TAMARIN DO RUM depurata. T.-tree. See TAMARIND US indica. T. water. A drink made by infusing West Indian t. in cold water; used to allay thirst in fevers. Velvet t. See DIALIUM guineense. West Indian t. The form of t. usually occurring in the shops, consisting of the pulpy internal portion of the fruit mixed more or le with syrup. The sugar with which it is preserved tempers the acidity of the pulp, [a, 35.] [s. 592]