vanilla bean

vanilla bean

n.

See vanilla.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vanilla bean - long bean-like fruit; seeds are used as flavoring flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts vanilla extract, vanilla - a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans) vanilla orchid, Vanilla planifolia - a climbing orchid bearing a podlike fruit yielding vanilla beans; widely cultivated from Florida southward throughout tropical America vanillin - a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins; used in perfumes and flavorings