tonka bean
11tonka bean — ton·ka bean täŋ kə n the seed of any of several leguminous trees of the genus Dipteryx that contains coumarin and is used in perfumes and as a flavoring also a tree bearing tonka beans * * * 1. Dipteryx odorata. 2. the seed of D. odorata, which… …
12tonka bean — n. the black fragrant seed of a South American tree, Dipteryx odorata, used in perfumery etc. Etymology: tonka, its name in Guyana, + BEAN …
13tonka bean — noun Etymology: Dutch tonka( boon) & Portuguese (fava )tonca, perhaps of Cariban origin Date: 1796 the coumarin containing seed of any of several tropical American leguminous trees (genus Dipteryx, especially D. odorata) that is used in perfumes… …
14tonka bean — /tong keuh/ 1. the fragrant, black almond shaped seed of a tall tree belonging to the genus Dipteryx (or Coumarouna), of the legume family, esp. D. odorata, of tropical South America, used in perfumes, as a source of coumarin, and as a substitute …
15tonka bean — [ tɒŋkə] noun the black fragrant seed of a South American tree (Dipteryx odorata), used in perfumery and as flavouring. Origin C18: tonka, a local word in Guyana …
16tonka bean — ton′ka bean [[t]ˈtɒŋ kə[/t]] n. 1) pln the fragrant black seed of a tropical American tree, Dipteryx odorata, or related species: used in perfumes, as a source of coumarin, and as a vanilla substitute 2) pln the tree itself • Etymology:… …
17tonka bean — noun The black wrinkled seed of Dipteryx odorata, a neotropical legume tree, used as a perfume and vanilla substitute …
18Tonka bean — Dipteryx (E) …
19Dutch tonka-bean — kvapioji tongapupė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos dažinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Dipteryx odorata), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. Naudojamas maisto priedams (kvėpikliams, vanilės pakaitalui) gaminti, iš jo gaunamas… …
20English tonka-bean — kvapioji taralėja statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Taralea oppositifolia), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai). atitikmenys: lot. Dipteryx oppositifolia;… …
