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Tonka bean n. (Written also tonca bean, tonga bean) (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.

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Words linked to "Tonka bean" : bean tree, coumara nut, tonka bean tree, Coumarouna odorata, bean, Coumarouna, Dipteryx odorata, genus Dipteryx, Dipteryx, genus Coumarouna