Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tonka_bean

2 senses of tonka bean

Sense 1
tonka bean, coumara nut -- (fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla)
       => bean -- (any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans)

Sense 2
tonka bean, tonka bean tree, Coumarouna odorata, Dipteryx odorata -- (tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring)
       => bean tree -- (any of several trees having seedpods as fruits)