vanilla orchid

vanilla orchid
noun
a climbing orchid bearing a podlike fruit yielding vanilla beans; widely cultivated from Florida southward throughout tropical America
Syn: ↑Vanilla planifolia
Hypernyms: ↑vanilla
Member Holonyms: ↑genus Vanilla
Part Meronyms: ↑vanilla bean

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  • vanilla bean — noun long bean like fruit; seeds are used as flavoring • Hypernyms: ↑flavorer, ↑flavourer, ↑flavoring, ↑flavouring, ↑seasoner, ↑seasoning • Substance Holonyms: ↑vanilla, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • vanilla — ► NOUN ▪ a substance obtained from the pods of a tropical climbing orchid or produced artificially, used as a flavouring and in the manufacture of cosmetics. ORIGIN Spanish vainilla pod , from Latin vagina sheath …   English terms dictionary

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