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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 flavoringplay

  Familiarity information: COUMAROUNA ODORATA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COUMAROUNA ODORATA (noun)


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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