TONKA BEAN


Meaning of TONKA BEAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtäŋ-kə- ]

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 ; also : a tree bearing tonka beans

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