vanilla

vanilla
1. noun /vəˈnɪlə/
a) Any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes.

You can tell that the secret ingredient missing from New Coke</sup> was vanilla, because certain South American economies collapsed when it was introduced, and miraculously revived when the old formula was used again.

b) The fruit or bean of this orchid.
2. adjective /vəˈnɪlə/
a) Of or relating to vanilla.

vanilla bean

b) Flavoured/flavored with vanilla or vanilla extract (whether natural or artificial).

vanilla ice cream

See Also: vanillin

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  • Vanilla — (E) …   EthnoBotanical Dictionary

  • Vanilla — is a flavoring derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla native to Mexico. Etymologically, vanilla derives from the Spanish word es. vainilla , little pod . cite journal |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora id=1 taxon id=134375… …   Wikipedia

  • Vanilla — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Vanilla (homonymie) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Vanilla — Va*nil la, n. [NL., fr. Sp. vainilla, dim. of Sp. vaina a sheath, a pod, L. vagina; because its grains, or seeds, are contained in little pods.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A genus of climbing orchidaceous plants, natives of tropical America. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vanilla — [və nil′ə] n. [ModL < Sp vainilla, small pod, husk, dim. of vaina, pod < L vagina, a case, pod, sheath] 1. any of a genus (Vanilla) of climbing tropical American orchids with fragrant, greenish yellow flowers 2. the podlike, immature… …   English World dictionary

  • Vanilla — bezeichnet: eine Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Orchideen, siehe Vanille (Orchideen) Sexpraktiken außerhalb des BDSM, siehe Vanilla (Sex) Generell ein Produkt im Originalzustand, ohne Modifikationen, z.B. der Linux Kernel ohne… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Vanilla — (Люблин,Польша) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: Krakowskie Przedmieście 12, 20 00 …   Каталог отелей

  • vanilla — 1660s, from Sp. vainilla vanilla plant, lit. little pod, dim. of vaina sheath, from L. vagina sheath (see VAGINA (Cf. vagina)). So called from the shape of the pods. European discovery 1521 by Hernando Cortes soldiers on reconnaissance in… …   Etymology dictionary

  • vanilla — UK US /vəˈnɪlə/ adjective MARKETING ► used to describe a basic product or service with no special features: »A vanilla computer with no protection has no chance on the internet anymore …   Financial and business terms

  • Vanilla — (V. Schwarz), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Orchideae Arethuseae Vanilleae, 20. Kl. 1. Ordn. L.; Arten: V. aromatica, Strauch in Südamerika, an Bäumen schmarotzend hinauf kletternd, mit eirundlänglichen nervigen Blättern, weiß u.… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Vanilla — Swartz (Vanille), Gattung der Orchideen, hochkletternde Pflanzen mit langen Internodien, je einer Luftwurzel an jedem Knoten, wechselständigen, oblongen, meist fleischigen Blättern, oft nur mit Schuppenblättern, einer großen endständigen und… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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