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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Also called vanilla leaf, wild vanilla.
Origin of vanilla plant
First recorded in 1745–55
Words nearby vanilla plant
vanguard, vanguardism, Vanhal, Vanier, vanilla, vanilla plant, vanillic, vanillin, vanillism, vanillylmandelic acid, vanillylmandelic acid test
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