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Meaning of BONDUC

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries
  2. [n]  handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute
 
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 Synonyms: bonduc tree, Caesalpinia bonduc, Caesalpinia bonducella, chicot, Gymnocladus dioica, Kentucky coffee tree
 
 See Also: bonduc nut, Caesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia, genus Gymnocladus, Gymnocladus, nicker nut, nicker seed, tree

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bon"duc\, n. [F. bonduc, fr. Ar. bunduq hazel nut,
filbert nut.] (Bot.)
See {Nicker tree}.
 
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