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Tonka bean

Tonka bean Meaning & Definition
Tonka bean Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tonka bean?

[n] tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring
[n] fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tonka bean: coumara nut | Coumarouna odorata | Dipteryx odorata | tonka bean tree

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See Also | bean | bean tree | Coumarouna | Dipteryx | genus Coumarouna | genus Dipteryx

Tonka bean In Webster's Dictionary

\Ton"ka bean`\ [Cf. F. onca, tonka.] (Bot.) The seed of a leguminous tree ({Dipteryx odorata}), native of Guiana. It has a peculiarly agreeable smell, and is employed in the scenting of snuff. Called also {tonquin bean}. [Written also {tonca bean}, {tonga bean}.]

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