Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small tree (Caesalpinia coriaria) in the pea family, native to the West Indies and South America, having compound leaves and long pods.
- noun Tannin extracted from the pods of this tree.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The native and commercial name of Cæsalpinia coriaria and its pods.
- noun A name given to the similar pods of C. tinetoria, which are used in Lima for making ink.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A small tree of tropical America (
Cæsalpinia coriaria ), whose legumes contain a large proportion of tannic and gallic acid, and are used by tanners and dyers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Cæsalpinia
coriaria , aleguminous tree of the southernWestern Hemisphere - noun The seed-pods of Cæsalpinia coriaria, formerly used in
tanning
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun twisted seed pods of the divi-divi tree; source of tannin
- noun small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Still, every afternoon Iza set the board up on the table in the shade of a divi-divi tree, the little red, yellow, blue, green, black, and gray men arranged in tight rows according to rank.
Zombies vs. Unicorns Justine Larbalestier 2010
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Specimens of divi-divi which had been raised at Calcutta were shown in the Indian department of the Great Exhibition.
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It appears also, from trials made, that one part of divi-divi is sufficient for tanning as much leather as four parts of bark, and the process occupies but one-third of the time.
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The first process -- the making of leather -- does not lie within the scope of this work; suffice it to say, that the hair or fur is first removed by lime, etc, and that after the skin is scraped it is treated variously with oak bark, valonia, sumach, divi-divi, etc.; it is a long and tedious process, and certainly does not lie within the province of
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In the natural products which have just been enumerated, the tannic acid is accompanied by some colouring matter, which is also absorbed by the cotton; in some (sumac and galls) this colour is present in but small quantities; in others (divi-divi, myrabolams, algarobilla), there is a large quantity; therefore cotton treated with these comes out more or less coloured.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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Dr. Hamilton states that, according to some admirably conducted experiments of Mr. Rootsey, of Bristol, undertaken at his request, the pods of divi-divi contain above 50 per cent. of tannin.
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Now it is obvious that such forms of tannin cannot be used when light tints are to be dyed, for such the acid itself must be used, for medium shades sumac or galls may be used; while when dark shades -- browns, maroons, dark greens, navy blues, etc., are to be dyed, then such tannin matters as divi-divi or myrabolams may be conveniently and economically adopted.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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Among the forest products rubber, fustic, divi-divi, [64] and tonka beans, the last used as a perfume, are the only ones of value.
Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges 1895
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Gladstone will be the better pleased, and take another farthing off 'divi-divi,' or some other commodity in general use and of universal appreciation.
Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General Charles James Lever 1839
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The backroads of Aruba take travelers past eerie rock formations, cacti and our famous divi-divi trees.
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