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Divi-Divi
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Divi-Divi 

the chestnut brown, spiral or S-shaped fruit of the tree Caesalpinia coriaria (family Caesalpiniaceae) in Central and South America. In Venezuela the fruit is called los dividivos. The middle part of the pericarp contains tannins (about 42 percent of its weight). Divi-divi is used chiefly for tanning leather and manufacturing. Also used for tanning leather is the straight or slightly twisted fruit of the tree C. paipae, called false divi-divi.
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From ATLATL to ZOOZOO, and KAVAKAVA to TUCUTUCU, from DIVIDIVI to QUINAQUINA, and RIRORIRO to CHIQUICHIQUI, they all catch your eye.
Accidental tautonyms by Grant, Jeff / Word Ways
DIVIDIVI Oh, Dividivi, (2) what despair hounded you, made you run into the dark, your hair tangled like the sails on a rudderless ship fluttering and obscuring your vision.
Dividivi/Dividivi (1) by Ecury, Nydia / Journal of Caribbean Literatures
Each kunuku grew dividivi trees (the pods were processed into tannin for use in tanning animal hides) and aloe (used in laxatives and cosmetics), produced charcoal from mesquite trees, and raised cattle and goats.
Touring the Island by Sullivan, Lynne M. / Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao Adventure Guide
 
 
 
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