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Divi-divi  n.  (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.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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... of leather—does not lie within the scope of this work; suffice it to say, that the hair or fur is first removed by lime, etc, and that after the skin is scraped it is treated variously with oak bark, valonia, sumach, divi-divi, etc.; it is a long and tedious process, and certainly does not lie within the province of a taxidermist to attempt; and though it is possible for a tanner to preserve the fur with the skin, yet the attempt is undesirable, by reason of the false ...
— Practical Taxidermy • Montagu Browne



Words linked to "Divi-divi" :   Caesalpinia, Caesalpinia coriaria, bean



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