[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tonka bean \ton"ka bean`\ cf. f. onca, tonka. bot.
   the seed of a leguminous tree dipteryx odorata, native of
   guiana. it has a peculiarly agreeable smell, and is employed
   in the scenting of snuff. called also tonquin bean.
   written also tonca bean, tonga bean.
   1913 webster
see also:
dipteryx odorata tonquin bean tonca bean tonga bean 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

coumarou \cou"marou\, n. see coumarin. bot.
   the tree dipteryx odorata which bears the tonka bean;
   also, the bean itself.
   webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
coumarin dipteryx odorata 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bean \bean\ b=en, n. oe. bene, as. be'an; akin to d.
   boon, g. bohne, ohg. p=ona, icel. baun, dan. b"onne, sw.
   b"ona, and perh. to russ. bob, l. faba.
   1. bot. a name given to the seed of certain leguminous
      herbs, chiefly of the genera faba, phaseolus, and
      dolichos; also, to the herbs.
      1913 webster

   note: the origin and classification of many kinds are still
         doubtful. among true beans are: the black-eyed bean and
         china bean, included in dolichos sinensis; black
         egyptian bean or hyacinth bean, dolichos lablab; the
         common haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and
         pole beans, all included in phaseolus vulgaris; the
         lower bush bean, phaseolus vulgaris, variety nanus;
         lima bean, phaseolus lunatus; spanish bean and
         scarlet runner, phaseolus multiflorus; windsor bean,
         the common bean of england, faba vulgaris.
         1913 webster as an article of food beans are classed
         with vegetables.
         1913 webster

   2. the popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more
      or less resembling true beans.
      1913 webster

   bean aphis zool., a plant louse aphis fabae which
      infests the bean plant.

   bean fly zool., a fly found on bean flowers.

   bean goose zool., a species of goose anser segetum.
      

   bean weevil zool., a small weevil that in the larval
      state destroys beans. the american species is bruchus
      fabae.

   florida bean bot., the seed of mucuna urens, a west
      indian plant. the seeds are washed up on the florida
      shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments.

   ignatius bean, or st. ignatius's bean bot., a species
      of strychnos.

   navy bean, the common dried white bean of commerce;
      probably so called because an important article of food in
      the navy.

   pea bean, a very small and highly esteemed variety of the
      edible white bean; -- so called from its size.

   sacred bean. see under sacred.

   screw bean. see under screw.

   sea bean.
      a same as florida bean.
      b a red bean of unknown species used for ornament.

   tonquin bean, or tonka bean, the fragrant seed of
      dipteryx odorata, a leguminous tree.

   vanilla bean. see under vanilla.
      1913 webster
see also:
faba phaseolus dolichos dolichos sinensis dolichos lablab phaseolus vulgaris 
phaseolus lunatus phaseolus multiflorus faba vulgaris bean aphis aphis fabae 
bean fly bean goose anser segetum bean weevil bruchus fabae 
florida bean mucuna urens ignatius bean st. ignatius's bean strychnos 
navy bean pea bean sacred bean sacred screw bean 
screw sea bean tonquin bean tonka bean dipteryx odorata 
vanilla bean vanilla 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

dipteryx odorata
     n : tall tropical south american tree having pulpy egg-shaped
         pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for
         flavoring syn: tonka bean, tonka bean tree, coumarouna
         odorata
see also:
tonka bean tonka bean tree coumarouna odorata 

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