TONKA BEAN


Meaning of TONKA BEAN in English

[ton.ka bean] n [prob. fr. Tupi tonka] (1796): the coumarin-containing seed of any of several tropical American leguminous trees (genus Dipteryx) that is used in perfumes and as an artificial vanilla flavoring; also: a tree bearing tonka beans

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