VANILLA PLANIFOLIA
\vɐnˈɪlə plˌanɪfˈə͡ʊli͡ə], \vɐnˈɪlə plˌanɪfˈəʊliə], \v_ɐ_n_ˈɪ_l_ə p_l_ˌa_n_ɪ_f_ˈəʊ_l_iə]\
Definitions of VANILLA PLANIFOLIA
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climbing non-ornamental orchid bearing a podlike fruit yielding vanilla beans; widely cultivated from Florida southward throughout tropical America
By Princeton University
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climbing non-ornamental orchid bearing a podlike fruit yielding vanilla beans; widely cultivated from Florida southward throughout tropical America
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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V. plant; indigenous to tropical America, cultivated for its fruit, which forms the bulk of the v. of commerce. It has been used medicinally, but is chiefly employed for flavoring. V. is said by Grasset to produce paralysis of the spinal cord and motor nerves in frogs.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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