zamanghttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zamang_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezamang, n.
First published 1921; not fully revised

zamangnoun

  1. 1819–
    A large ornamental leguminous tree (Pithecolobium Saman, suborder Mimoseæ) of tropical South America, having a spreading head of branches of immense extent.
    1. 1819
      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.
      H. M. Williams, translation of A. von Humboldt, Personal Narrative of Travels vol. IV. 116
    2. 1852
      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.
      E. Sullivan, Rambles N. & South Amer. 400

zamang, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

zamang, n. was last modified in December 2024.