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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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vanilla plant1
First recorded in 1745–55
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Example Sentences
Pineapples are also seen growing vigorously, and also the vanilla plant, which resembles tobacco in its leaf.
From Project Gutenberg
The vanilla plant, also, is one of the wonderful inmates of the forests.
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