Search Result for "caesalpinia bonduc":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries;
[syn: bonduc, bonduc tree, Caesalpinia bonduc, Caesalpinia bonducella]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nicker nut \Nick"er nut`\ A rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a hard smooth shell, and a yellowish or bluish color. The seeds grow in the prickly pods of tropical, woody climbers of the genus Caesalpinia. Caesalpinia Bonduc has yellowish seeds; Caesalpinia Bonducella, bluish gray. [Spelt also neckar nut, nickar nut.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Caesalpinia bonduc n 1: tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries [syn: bonduc, bonduc tree, Caesalpinia bonduc, Caesalpinia bonducella]