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vanilla plant

noun

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.

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Nearby words

  1. vanguard,
  2. vanguardism,
  3. vanhal,
  4. vanier,
  5. vanilla,
  6. vanillic,
  7. vanillin,
  8. vanillism,
  9. vanillylmandelic acid,
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Origin of vanilla plant

First recorded in 1745–55
Also called vanilla leaf, wild vanilla.
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