(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:10:55

Di"vi-di"vi (?), n. [Native name.] Bot.

A small tree of tropical America (Caesalpinia coriaria), whose legumes contain a large proportion of tannic and gallic acid, and are used by tanners and dyers.

 

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