TONKA BEAN


Meaning of TONKA BEAN in English

noun Etymology: Dutch tonka(-boon) & Portuguese (fava-)tonca, perhaps of Cariban origin Date: 1796 the coumarin-containing seed of any of several tropical American leguminous trees (genus Dipteryx, especially D. odorata ) that is used in perfumes and as an artificial vanilla flavoring

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster.      Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер.