tonka bean

Noun
  1. Fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree;
    Used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla (synset 111770642)
    is a type of: bean - any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
    same as: coumara nut
  2. Tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring (synset 111770389)
    is a type of: bean tree - any of several trees having seedpods as fruits
    belongs to: coumarouna, dipteryx, genus coumarouna, genus dipteryx - tropical American trees: tonka beans
    same as: coumarouna odorata, dipteryx odorata, tonka bean tree

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