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Tonka bean
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Tonka bean: 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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