"tonka bean" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tonka beans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tonka bean (plural tonka beans)
  1. A black wrinkled seed of a neotropical legume tree of species Dipteryx odorata, used as a perfume and vanilla substitute due to its high coumarin content. Wikipedia link: tonka bean Categories (lifeform): Legumes Synonyms: tonca bean, tonga bean, tonqua bean, tonquin bean

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