Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - vanilla
Vanilla
vanilla
n. 1 a any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla, esp. V. planifolia, with fragrant flowers. b (in full vanilla-pod) the fruit of these. 2 a substance obtained from the vanilla-pod or synthesized and used to flavour ice-cream, chocolate, etc. Etymology: Sp. vainilla pod, dimin. of vaina sheath, pod, f. L VAGINA
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I. noun Etymology: New Latin, from Spanish vainilla ~ (plant and fruit), diminutive of vaina sheath, from Latin vagina sheath, vagina Date: 1662 1. ~ bean, a commercially important extract of the ~ bean that is used especially as a flavoring, any of a genus (Vanilla) of tropical American climbing epiphytic orchids, II. adjective Date: 1846 flavored with ~, lacking distinction ; plain, ordinary, conventional ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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