Kentucky coffee tree Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun 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
bonduc; chicot; Gymnocladus dioica.
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(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 a very valuable.
