Caesalpinia
noun
Cae·sal·pin·ia
ˌsez-ˌal-ˈpin-ē-ə 
ˌsē-ˌzal-
ˌsē-ˌzal-
: a genus of usually small spiny tropical trees of the family Leguminosae that have small whitish-green, yellow, or reddish flowers in showy racemes and that include the divi-divi
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“Caesalpinia.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Caesalpinia. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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