NICKER SEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nicker seed mean? 

• NICKER SEED (noun)
  The noun NICKER SEED has 1 sense:

1. hard shiny grey seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry

  Familiarity information: NICKER SEED used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NICKER SEED (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hard shiny grey seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bonduc nut; nicker nut; nicker seed

Hypernyms ("nicker seed" is a kind of...):

seed (a small hard fruit)

Holonyms ("nicker seed" is a part of...):

bonduc; bonduc tree; Caesalpinia bonduc; Caesalpinia bonducella (tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries)