Noun: vanilla bean vu'ni-lu been
- 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