Tamarindus
Translingual
Etymology
From Medieval Latin tamarindus, from Arabic تَمْر هِنْدِيّ (tamr hindiyy)
Proper noun
Tamarindus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the tamarind.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Caesalpinioideae - subfamily; Detarieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Tamarindus indica - the only species
Further reading
- Tamarindus at USDA Plants database