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vanilla
noun
- any of a genus (Vanilla) of climbing tropical American orchids with fragrant, greenish-yellow flowers
- the podlike, immature capsule () of some of these plants
- an extract of these capsules, used as a flavoring in cooking, confections, etc.
adjective
- of or flavored with vanilla: vanilla ice cream
- Informal bland, plain, or basic: used esp. in the phrase
See vanilla in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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