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Kokum vs Tamarind - What's the difference?

kokum | tamarind |

As nouns the difference between kokum and tamarind

is that kokum is Garcinia indica, a plant in the mangosteen family with culinary, pharmaceutical, and industrial uses while tamarind is a tropical tree, species: Tamarindus indica.

kokum

English

Noun

(-) (wikipedia kokum)
  • Garcinia indica , a plant in the mangosteen family with culinary, pharmaceutical, and industrial uses.

    • tamarind

    English

    Noun

  • A tropical tree, .
  • The fruit of this tree; the pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce.
  • Other similar species:
  • # , (native tamarind), a rainforest tree of Eastern Australia,
  • # Garcinia gummi-gutta , (Malabar tamarind), native to Indonesia
  • # )
  • A dark brown colour, like that of a tamarind.

    • External links

    * ("tamarind" on Wikipedia) * (Tamarindus indica) * (Tamarindus indica)