Kentucky coffee tree

Other forms: Kentucky coffee trees

Definitions of Kentucky coffee tree
  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
    synonyms: Gymnocladus dioica, bonduc, chicot
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    tree
    a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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