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Kentucky coffee tree

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Kentucky coffee tree [kən′tək·ē ′kȯf·ē ‚trē]
(botany)
Gymnocladus dioica.An extremely tall, dioecious tree of the order Rosales readily recognized when in fruit by its leguminous pods containing heavy seeds, once used as a coffee substitute.
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