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Definition of: Tonka bean
(tong′kə)
1. An odoriferous seed obtained from a tropical American tree (Dipteryx odorata), and used for the adulteration of vanilla, flavoring of tobacco, snuff, etc.
2. The tree from which it is obtained. [Prob. <Negro name for the bean in Guiana]
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