Divi-divi

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Divi-divi \Di"vi-di"vi\, n. [Native name.] (Bot.)
     A small tree of tropical America ({C[ae]salpinia coriaria}),
     whose legumes contain a large proportion of tannic and gallic
     acid, and are used by tanners and dyers.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  divi-divi
       n 1: twisted seed pods of the divi-divi tree; source of tannin
       2: small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed
          pods are a source of tannin [syn: {Caesalpinia coriaria}]