saman

Plural: samans

Noun

large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle
A fine; a monetary penalty imposed for breaking the law.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Malay saman (“fine, financial penalty”), from English summons. Doublet of summons.

Synonyms

Albizia saman, monkey pod, monkeypod, rain tree, zaman, zamang

Scrabble Score: 7

saman: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
saman: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
saman: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

saman: valid Words With Friends Word