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