vanilla plant

noun

1. a composite plant, Trilisa odoratissima (or Carphephorus odoratissimus ), of the southeastern U.S., having purplish flower heads and vanilla-scented leaves used to flavor tobacco.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vanilla plant¹

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

Pineapples are also seen growing vigorously, and also the vanilla plant, which resembles tobacco in its leaf.

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The vanilla plant, also, is one of the wonderful inmates of the forests.

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