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

• Handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. nicker tree

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bonduc \Bon"duc\, n. [F. bonduc, fr. Ar. bunduq hazel nut, filbert nut.] (Bot.) See Nicker tree .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute [syn: Kentucky coffee tree , chicot , Gymnocladus dioica ] tropical ...