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tonka bean definition

tonka bean (täŋ′kə)

  1. the fragrant, almond-shaped seed of any of several South American leguminous trees (genus Dipteryx) used in perfumes, drugs, etc.
  2. the tree

Etymology: prob. < Tupí name in Guiana

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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