zamang

2 definitions found

zamang - 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 - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  zamang
      n 1: large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate
           leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens
           and seed pods that are eaten by cattle [syn: rain tree,
           saman, monkeypod, monkey pod, zaman, zamang,
           Albizia saman]