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[Facts] The tamarind is native to Africa *and* Asia . . .

by Chrisell

4/1/2005, 4:07 AM

The name is from two Arabic words literally meaning "Indian date". And the South American monkey is a tamarin, not a tamerin.

http://www.answers.com/tamarind
http://www.answers.com/tamarin

:-)

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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.

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- Tamerin (guest)

10/4/2018, 4:55 PM

My family is Danish - my Dad told me that my name goes WAY back in history as a warrior woman. True or not, I'm okay with this!
I'm pretty old, so it's been around a fairly long time anyhow :)

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