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tamarind description the ripe fruit of tamarind tree is used as a condiment. it is a moderate size to large, evergreen tree, up to mtr in high and mtr in girth. bark is brown or dark gray, longitudinally and horizontally fissured. leaves are paripinnate up to cm long, leaflets are - pairs, oblong, - mm. flowers
seeds are - oblong compressed, cm, dark brown shining. endocarp is light brownish, sweetish or acidic, edible pulp, traversed by branched ligneous strands. the outer cover of the pod is fragile and easily separable. origin and distribution tamarind is originated in madagascar and is now extensively cultivated...
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