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WILD VANILLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wild vanilla mean? 

WILD VANILLA (noun)
  The noun WILD VANILLA has 1 sense:

1. perennial of southeastern United States with leaves having the fragrance of vanillaplay

  Familiarity information: WILD VANILLA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WILD VANILLA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Perennial of southeastern United States with leaves having the fragrance of vanilla

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Trilisa odoratissima; wild vanilla

Hypernyms ("wild vanilla" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("wild vanilla" is a member of...):

genus Trilisa; Trilisa (genus of herbs of southern United States)


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