bonduc Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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
    Kentucky coffee tree; chicot; Gymnocladus dioica.
  2. noun tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries
    Caesalpinia bonduc; bonduc tree; Caesalpinia bonducella.

WordNet


Bon"duc noun
Etymology
F. bonduc, fr. Ar. bunduq hazel nut, filbert nut.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) See Nicker tree.

Webster 1913