divi-divi
See also: dividivi
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editVia Spanish, from a Cariban language.
Noun
edit- 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
editCaesalpinia coriaria, a leguminous tree of the Caribbean region
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Further reading
edit- Caesalpinia coriaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Caesalpinia coriaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Caesalpinia coriaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- divi-divi at Tropicos