Meanings
plural zamans
- Albizia saman, a large tropical tree in the pea family.
On shore, the mule's pinkish ears revolved lazily in the shade of the zaman tree.
1995, Madison Smartt Bell, All souls' rising, page 327Synonyms: monkey pod, rain tree, saman, zamang
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAlbizia saman, a large tropical tree in the pea family.
More synonyms by meaning
nounlarge ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From Cariban.
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Cite this entry
zaman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zaman
“zaman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zaman. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zaman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zaman.
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