| NOUN | plant | tonka bean, coumara nut | fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree |
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| plant | tonka bean, tonka bean tree, Coumarouna odorata, Dipteryx odorata | tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring |
| Meaning | fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla / vanilla. | |
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| Synonym | coumara nut | |
| Broader | bean | Any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans |
| Meaning | tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring. | |
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| Synonyms | tonka bean tree, Coumarouna odorata, Dipteryx odorata | |
| Member of | Coumarouna, genus Coumarouna, Dipteryx, genus Dipteryx | Tropical American trees |
| Broader | bean tree | Any of several trees having seedpods as fruits |
| Spanish | Coumarouna odorata | |
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