gymnocladus dioica

Noun

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Noun (1)

  1. 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 substituteSynonyms: Kentucky coffee treebonducchicotType of treeMember of Gymnocladus, genus Gymnocladus
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“gymnocladus dioica” is listed under chicot.

chicot noun

a handsome tree of central and eastern North America (Gymnocladus dioica) 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, bonduc, Gymnocladus dioica.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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