Useful english dictionary. 2012.
bonduc tree — noun tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries • Syn: ↑bonduc, ↑Caesalpinia bonduc, ↑Caesalpinia bonducella • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Caesalpinia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bonduc — noun 1. 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 • Syn: ↑Kentucky coffee tree, ↑chicot, ↑Gymnocladus… … Useful english dictionary
nut — Synonyms and related words: Brazil nut, English walnut, Macadamia nut, acorn, addict, aficionado, alien, aliene, almond, almond paste, amande, amande douce, amandes mondees, amateur, authority, bean, bedlamite, beechnut, ben nut, berry, betel nut … Moby Thesaurus
Bonduc — Bon duc, n. [F. bonduc, fr. Ar. bunduq hazel nut, filbert nut.] (Bot.) See {Nicker tree}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bonduc — /bon duk/, n. a semitropical tree, Caesalpinia bonducella, of the legume family, the decorative seeds of which are used for jewelry and rosaries. [‡1940 45; < F < Ar bunduq hazelnut Gk Pontikòn (káryon) hazelnut, lit., Pontic nut] * * * … Universalium
nicker nut — noun hard shiny grey seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry • Syn: ↑bonduc nut, ↑nicker seed • Hypernyms: ↑seed • Part Holonyms: ↑bonduc, ↑bonduc tree, ↑Caesalpinia … Useful english dictionary
Caesalpinia bonduc — noun tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries • Syn: ↑bonduc, ↑bonduc tree, ↑Caesalpinia bonducella • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Caesalpinia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Caesalpinia Bonduc — Nicker nut Nick er nut A rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a hard smooth shell, and a yellowish or bluish color. The seeds grow in the prickly pods of tropical, woody climbers of the genus {C[ae]salpinia}. {C[ae]salpinia Bonduc}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
neckar nut — Nicker nut Nick er nut A rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a hard smooth shell, and a yellowish or bluish color. The seeds grow in the prickly pods of tropical, woody climbers of the genus {C[ae]salpinia}. {C[ae]salpinia Bonduc}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nickar nut — Nicker nut Nick er nut A rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a hard smooth shell, and a yellowish or bluish color. The seeds grow in the prickly pods of tropical, woody climbers of the genus {C[ae]salpinia}. {C[ae]salpinia Bonduc}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
