bonduc

Noun

• tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries

• 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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  bonduc tree , Caesalpinia bonduc , Caesalpinia bonducella , Kentucky coffee tree , chicot , Gymnocladus dioica