Pronunciation: ˌ d ē -v ē - ' d ē -v ē , ˌ di-v ē - ' di-v ē
Function: noun
Etymology: American Spanish dividivi, probably from Cumaná (extinct Cariban language of northern Venezuela) or a cognate Cariban word
Date: circa 1837
: a small tropical American tree ( Caesalpinia coriaria ) of the legume family with twisted astringent pods that contain a large proportion of tannin