Zamang

2 definitions found

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

  Zamang \Za*mang"\, n. (Bot.)
     An immense leguminous tree ({Pithecolobium Saman}) of
     Venezuela. Its branches form a hemispherical mass, often one
     hundred and eighty feet across. The sweet pulpy pods are used
     commonly for feeding cattle. Also called {rain tree}. --J.
     Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  zamang
       n : large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate
           leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson
           stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle [syn: {rain
           tree}, {saman}, {monkeypod}, {monkey pod}, {zaman}, {Albizia
           saman}]