单词	divi-divi
释义	divi-divi /ˈdɪvɪˌdɪvi / noun (plural divi-divis) 1A small tropical American tree of the pea family. Caesalpinia coriaria, family Leguminosae. There is an indigenous tree, the divi-divi, which has a slightly peculiar response to the wind.... We were pondering just that question in September 1998 while relaxing beneath the windblown divi-divi trees in Aruba. Thanks to constant trade winds, the divi-divis serve as a natural compass: they're bent toward the island's leeward - or western - side, where most of the hotels are. 1.1 [mass noun] The curled pods of the divi-divi tree, used as a source of tannin.Divi-divi pods are used in the tanning industry as a substitute for sumac and oak gall apples.... 'Divi-divi' pods appear to have been used by the inhabitants of. Central American countries from very early times for local tanning and for dyeing. Origin Mid 19th century: via American Spanish from Carib.
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