HyperDic: kentucky_coffee_tree

English > 1 sense of the expression Kentucky coffee tree:
NOUNplantKentucky coffee tree, bonduc, chicot, Gymnocladus dioicahandsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute
English > Kentucky coffee tree: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninghandsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute.
Synonymsbonduc, chicot, Gymnocladus dioica
Member ofGymnocladus, genus Gymnocladussmall genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods
BroadertreeA tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown
Spanishchicot, Gymnocladus dioica
Catalanchicot

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