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]