CAESALPINIA BONDUC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Caesalpinia bonduc mean? 

• CAESALPINIA BONDUC (noun)
  The noun CAESALPINIA BONDUC has 1 sense:

1. tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries

  Familiarity information: CAESALPINIA BONDUC used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAESALPINIA BONDUC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bonduc; bonduc tree; Caesalpinia bonduc; Caesalpinia bonducella

Hypernyms ("Caesalpinia bonduc" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Meronyms (parts of "Caesalpinia bonduc"):

bonduc nut; nicker nut; nicker seed (hard shiny grey seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry)

Holonyms ("Caesalpinia bonduc" is a member of...):

Caesalpinia; genus Caesalpinia (small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana)