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Definition of Camachile
1. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Huamachil, Manila Tamarind, Pithecellobium Dulce, Wild Tamarind
Group relationships: Genus Pithecellobium, Genus Pithecolobium, Pithecellobium, Pithecolobium
Generic synonyms: Tree
Group relationships: Genus Pithecellobium, Genus Pithecolobium, Pithecellobium, Pithecolobium
Generic synonyms: Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Camachile
Literary usage of Camachile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War by Philippine Commission (1900-1916, United States (1908)
"... camachile, etc., have been set out in large numbers. Ornamental trees, shrubs,
and flowers have been planted around all houses, along roads, ..."
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