Divi-divi \Di"vi-di"vi\, n. [Native name.] (Bot.) A small tree of tropical America ({C[ae]salpinia coriaria}), whose legumes contain a large proportion of tannic and gallic acid, and are used by tanners and dyers.
divi-divi n 1: twisted seed pods of the divi-divi tree; source of tannin 2: small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin [syn: {Caesalpinia coriaria}]