‖ zamang
(ˈzæmæŋ)
Also zaman, saman.
[Native name.]
A large ornamental leguminous tree (Pithecolobium Saman, suborder Mimoseæ) of tropical S. America, having a spreading head of branches of immense extent.
| 1819 Hel. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt's Pers. Narr. IV. 116 The famous zamang del Guayre, known throughout the province for the enormous extent of it's branches, which form a hemispheric head five hundred and seventy-six feet in circumference. The zamang is a fine species of mimosa,..The branches extend like an immense umbrella, and bend toward the ground, from which they remain at a uniform distance of twelve or fifteen feet. 1852 E. Sullivan Rambles N. & S. Amer. 400 The zamang is a species of mimosa,..the leaves of this giant of nature are as small and delicate as those of the silver-willow. |