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tonka bean

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 636156 Last modified 04.03.2024
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Domain classified botany
tonka bean
tonkin bean
  • liblikõielise sugukonda kuuluva lõhnava tonkapuu kaunvili
  • the fragrant, black almond-shaped seed of a tall tree belonging to the genus Dipteryx (or Coumarouna), of the legume family, esp. D. odorata, of tropical South America, used in perfumes, as a source of coumarin, and as a substitute for vanilla
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tonkauba
Usage examples
  • 1 kg magusa maitsestamiseks piisab paarist tonkaoast. Soolaseid retsepte, kus tonkaube kasutatakse, on teada vähe. Üks tuntumaid on itaalia tomatikaste tonkaubadega.
tonka bean
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  • Dipteryx odorata (commonly known as "cumaru", "kumaru", or "Brazilian teak") is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae. The tree is native to Northern South America and is semi-deciduous. Its seeds are known as tonka beans (sometimes tonkin beans or tonquin beans). They are black and wrinkled and have a smooth, brown interior. They have a strong fragrance similar to sweet woodruff due to their high content of coumarin.
tonkin bean
tonquin bean

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 716657 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain classified botany
  • liblikõieliste (Fabaceae) sugukonda kuuluv puu
  • a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae
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lõhnav tonkapuu
tonka bean
Dipteryx odorata (Aubl.) Willd.

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