BONDUC NUT

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Meaning:

Hard shiny grey seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry

Synonyms:

bonduc nut; nicker nut; nicker seed

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bonduc nut" is a kind of...):

seed (a small hard fruit)

Holonyms ("bonduc nut" is a part of...):

bonduc; bonduc tree; Caesalpinia bonduc; Caesalpinia bonducella (tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries)

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