tonka bean

Noun	1.	tonka bean - fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla coumara nut bean - any of various seeds or fruits suggestive of beans
	2.	tonka bean - tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring Coumarouna odorata, Dipteryx odorata, tonka bean tree Coumarouna, Dipteryx, genus Coumarouna, genus Dipteryx - tropical American trees: tonka beans bean tree - any of several trees having seedpods as fruits

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