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Noun: vanilla bean  vu'ni-lu been
  1. Long bean-like fruit; seeds are used as flavouring
    "He scraped the seeds from a vanilla bean to flavour the custard"

Derived forms: vanilla beans

Type of: flavor [US], flavorer [US], flavoring [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], flavourer [Brit, Cdn], flavouring [Brit, Cdn], seasoner, seasoning

Part of: vanilla, vanilla extract, vanilla orchid, Vanilla planifolia

Encyclopedia: Vanilla bean