divi-divi

divi-divi
di·vi-di·vi .dē-vē-'dē-vē, .div-ē-'div-ē n
1) a small leguminous tropical American tree of the genus Caesalpinia (C. coriaria) with twisted astringent pods that contain a large proportion of tannin
2) the pods of the divi-divi

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(div″e-divґe) the leguminous pods of Caesalpinia coriaria (Jacq.) Willd., plants of South America; the seeds contain tannin and gallic acid and have been used as an astringent and in tanning.

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