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handsome 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

: a tall No. American tree (Gymnocladus dioica) of the family Leguminosae with bipinnate leaves and large woody brown pods whose seeds have been used as a substitute for coffee — called also bonduc

a tall North American tree, Gymnocladus dioica, of the legume family, the seeds of which (Kentucky coffee beans) were formerly used as a substitute for coffee beans.

[1775-85]

Kentucky coffee tree,

a tall tree of the pea family, found in the Northeastern United States.