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Kentucky coffee tree

noun

Definition of KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE

:  a tall North American tree (Gymnocladus dioica) of the legume family with bipinnate leaves and large woody brown pods whose seeds have been used as a substitute for coffee
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First Known Use of KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE

1785

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