Definition of "tamarind"

tamarind

/ˈtæməɹɪnd/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural tamarinds
1. (botany) A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica.
2. (cooking) The fruit of this tree; the pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce.
  Quotations
  He began to crack tamarinds, pulling out the pod flesh, adding sugar and black pepper from his palms.
  2021, Leone Ross, This One Sky Day, Faber & Faber Limited, page 253
3. Other similar species:
  1. Diploglottis australis, native tamarind, a rainforest tree of Eastern Australia.
  2. Garcinia gummi-gutta, Malabar tamarind, native to Indonesia.
  3. A velvet tamarind (Dialium spp.).
4. (color) A dark brown colour, like that of tamarind pulp (also called tamarind brown).