handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute

[ Syn: kentucky coffee tree , chicot , gymnocladus dioica ]

tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries

[ Syn: bonduc tree , caesalpinia bonduc , caesalpinia bonducella ]