noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of nicker tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nicker tree
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bonduc
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noun
Meaning 2
tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bonduc tree, Caesalpinia bonduc, Caesalpinia bonducella
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tree
noun
Meaning 3
handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Kentucky coffee tree, chicot, Gymnocladus dioica
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tree
History
Etymology
From French bonduc, from Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut, pebble, bullet”), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭭𐭣𐭪 (pondik, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον (Pontikón káruon, “Pontic nut”). Doublet of bundook.