Long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp.

synonyms: tamarind, tamarind tree, tamarindo.

Dutch: tamarinde
Polish: tamaryndowiec, tamaryndowiec indyjski, powidlnik, tamarynd indyjski, tamarynd, tamaryndus, powidlnik indyjski