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Tonqua Bean
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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The Tonqua, Tonka or Tonquin bean, also called the coumara nut, is the seed of Dipterix odorata, a leguminous tree growing to a height of 80 ft., native of tropical South America. The drupe-like pod contains a single seed possessed of a fine sweet "new-mown hay" odour, due to the presence of coumarin. Tonqua beans are used principally for scenting snuff and as an ingredient in perfume sachets and in perfumers' "bouquets."
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Tonqua Bean'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/t/tonqua-bean.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Tonqua Bean'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/t/tonqua-bean.html. 1910.
