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Tonka Bean

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The seed of a leguminous tree (Dipteryx odorata), native of Guiana. It has a peculiarly agreeable smell, and is employed in the scenting of snuff. Called also tonquin bean.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tonka Bean'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tonka-bean.html. 1828.
 
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