
Define the word Zamang"Zamang" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
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]
"zamang" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
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]
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