Bon·duc n.  Bot. See Nicker tree.
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  bonduc
       n 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 substitute [syn: Kentucky coffee tree, chicot,
             Gymnocladus dioica]
       2: tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble
          beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries [syn: bonduc
          tree, Caesalpinia bonduc, Caesalpinia bonducella]