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DIVI-DIVI

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin

Synonyms:

Caesalpinia coriaria; divi-divi

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("divi-divi" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Meronyms (parts of "divi-divi"):

divi-divi (twisted seed pods of the divi-divi tree; source of tannin)

Holonyms ("divi-divi" is a member of...):

Caesalpinia; genus Caesalpinia (small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Twisted seed pods of the divi-divi tree; source of tannin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("divi-divi" is a kind of...):

bean (any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans)

Holonyms ("divi-divi" is a part of...):

Caesalpinia coriaria; divi-divi (small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin)

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