The name " Manila tamarind " is also misleading, since it is neither closely related to tamarind, nor native to Manila.
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While in the same taxonomic family Fabaceae, Manila tamarind is a different plant native to Mexico and known locally as " guam�chil ".
परिभाषा
common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum पर्याय: camachile, huamachil, wild tamarind, Pithecellobium dulce,