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vanilla leaves

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vanilla plant

–noun
a composite plant, Trilisa odoratissima (or Carphephorus odoratissimus), of the southeastern U.S., having purplish flower heads and vanilla-scented leaves used to flavor tobacco.
Also called vanilla leaf, wild vanilla.


Origin:
1745–55
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