divi-divi

See also: dividivi

English

A divi-divi tree

Alternative forms

• dividivi

Etymology

Via Spanish, from a Cariban language.

Noun

divi-divi

1. Caesalpinia coriaria, a leguminous tree of the southern Western Hemisphere
2. The seed-pods of Caesalpinia coriaria, formerly used in tanning
   • 1919, “Abstracts”, in Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association, volume 14, page 583:

     Prior to the war divi-divi was exported to Hamburg almost exclusively; in the past few years, however, it has found a ready market in New York.

Translations

Caesalpinia coriaria, a leguminous tree of the Caribbean region

• Portuguese: dividivi m

Further reading

• Caesalpinia coriaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Caesalpinia coriaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Caesalpinia coriaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• divi-divi at Tropicos