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COUMAROUNA ODORATA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Coumarouna odorata mean?
• COUMAROUNA ODORATA (noun)
The noun COUMAROUNA ODORATA has 1 sense:
1. tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring
Familiarity information: COUMAROUNA ODORATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Coumarouna odorata; Dipteryx odorata; tonka bean; tonka bean tree
Hypernyms ("Coumarouna odorata" is a kind of...):
bean tree (any of several trees having seedpods as fruits)
Holonyms ("Coumarouna odorata" is a member of...):
Coumarouna; Dipteryx; genus Coumarouna; genus Dipteryx (tropical American trees: tonka beans)
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