Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bonduc \Bon"duc\, n. [F. bonduc, fr. Ar. bunduq hazel nut,
filbert nut.] (Bot.)
See {Nicker tree}.
Source : WordNet®
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}]