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KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE

\kɛntˈʌki kˈɒfɪ tɹˈiː], \kɛntˈʌki kˈɒfɪ tɹˈiː], \k_ɛ_n_t_ˈʌ_k_i k_ˈɒ_f_ɪ t_ɹ_ˈiː]\

Definitions of KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE

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2011 - English Dictionary Database

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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

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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