tonka bean
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(noun) tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring |
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Synonyms: Coumarouna odorata, Dipteryx odorata, tonka bean tree |
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Related Words: bean tree |
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(noun) fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla |
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Synonyms: coumara nut |
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Related Words: bean |
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