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    NICKER NUT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    bonduc nut; nicker nut; nicker seed

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

    seed (a small hard fruit)

    Holonyms ("nicker 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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