Found 2 hits - Term: vanilla planifolia, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
vanilla \vanil"la\, n. nl., fr. sp. vainilla, dim. of sp.
vaina a sheath, a pod, l. vagina; because its grains, or
seeds, are contained in little pods.
1913 webster
1. bot. a genus of climbing orchidaceous plants, natives of
tropical america.
1913 webster
2. the long podlike capsules of vanilla planifolia, and
vanilla claviculata, remarkable for their delicate and
agreeable odor, for the volatile, odoriferous oil
extracted from them; also, the flavoring extract made from
the capsules, extensively used in confectionery,
perfumery, etc.
1913 webster
note: as a medicine, vanilla is supposed to possess powers
analogous to valerian, while, at the same time, it is
far more grateful.
1913 webster
cuban vanilla, a sweet-scented west indian composite shrub
eupatorium dalea.
vanilla bean, the long capsule of the vanilla plant.
vanilla grass. same as holy grass, under holy.
1913 webster
see also:
vanilla planifolia vanilla claviculata cuban vanilla eupatorium dalea vanilla bean vanilla grass
holy grass holy
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
vanilla planifolia
n : climbing non-ornamental orchid bearing a podlike fruit
yielding vanilla beans; widely cultivated from florida
southward throughout tropical america syn: vanilla
orchid
see also:
vanilla orchid
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