The Collaborative International Dictionary
Kentucky coffee tree
Kentucky \Ken*tuck"y\, prop. n. One of the United States.
Kentucky blue grass (Bot.), a valuable pasture and meadow grass ( Poa pratensis), found in both Europe and America. See under Blue grass.
Kentucky coffee tree (Bot.), a tall North American tree ( Gymnocladus Canadensis) with bipinnate leaves. It produces large woody pods containing a few seeds which have been used as a substitute for coffee. The timber is very valuable.
Usage examples of "kentucky coffee tree".
She sent one of my small clients back to me with a beech leaf which she said was from a Kentucky coffee tree.