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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
bonduc nut — noun hard shiny grey seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry • Syn: ↑nicker nut, ↑nicker seed • Hypernyms: ↑seed • Part Holonyms: ↑bonduc, ↑bonduc tree, ↑Caesalpinia … Useful english dictionary
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
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
nicker tree — noun 1. : bonduc 2 2. dialect : kentucky coffee tree * * * nick|er1 «NIHK uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that nicks or cuts. 2. British Slang. (in … Useful english dictionary
Kentucky coffee tree — noun 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: ↑bonduc, ↑chicot, ↑Gymnocladus dioica • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
Caesalpinia bonducella — noun tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries • Syn: ↑bonduc, ↑bonduc tree, ↑Caesalpinia bonduc • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Caesalpinia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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
nicker seed — noun hard shiny grey seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry • Syn: ↑bonduc nut, ↑nicker nut • Hypernyms: ↑seed • Part Holonyms: ↑bonduc, ↑bonduc tree, ↑Caesalpinia bo … Useful english dictionary
