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nounSynonym of nicker tree.
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nounhandsome 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
nountropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries
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Origin
- Ancient GreekΠοντικὸν κάρυον“Pontic nut”
- Middle Persian𐭯𐭭𐭣𐭪“hazelnut”
- Arabicبُنْدُق“hazelnut, pebble, bullet”
- Frenchbonduc
- Englishbonduc
From French bonduc, from Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq, “hazelnut, pebble, bullet”), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭭𐭣𐭪 (pondik, “hazelnut”), from Ancient Greek Ποντικὸν κάρυον (Pontikòn káruon, “Pontic nut”). Doublet of bundook.
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bonduc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bonduc
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