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
   "Early settlers roasted Kentucky coffee tree seeds as a coffee alternative";
   - bonduc, chicot, Gymnocladus dioica

Derived forms: Kentucky coffee trees

Type of: tree

Part of: genus Gymnocladus, Gymnocladus

Encyclopedia: Kentucky coffee tree