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va·nil·la V0022500 (və-nĭl′ə)n.1. Any of various tropical American vines of the genus Vanilla in the orchid family, especially V. planifolia, widely cultivated for its long narrow seedpods, which yield an aromatic substance used especially as a flavoring.2. The seedpod of this plant. Also called vanilla bean.3. A flavoring extract prepared from the cured seedpods of this plant or produced synthetically.adj.1. a. Flavored with vanilla: vanilla pudding.b. Scented with or smelling like vanilla: vanilla perfume.2. Lacking adornments or special features; basic or ordinary: "a delicious twist to a vanilla plot" (Ian O'Connor).3. White or off-white in color: a vanilla suit.4. Slang Relating to or engaging in sexual activity that is regarded as conventional or unadventurous; not kinky, sadomasochistic, or fetishistic.
[Obsolete Spanish vainilla, diminutive of vaina, sheath (from the shape of its seedpods), from Latin vāgīna.]vanilla (vəˈnɪlə) n1. (Plants) any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla, esp V. plonifolia, having spikes of large fragrant greenish-yellow flowers and long fleshy pods containing the seeds (beans)2. (Plants) the pod or bean of certain of these plants, used to flavour food, etc3. (Cookery) a flavouring extract prepared from vanilla beans and used in cookingadj4. (Cookery) flavoured with or as if with vanilla: vanilla ice cream. 5. slang ordinary or conventional: a vanilla kind of guy. [C17: from New Latin, from Spanish vainilla pod, from vaina a sheath, from Latin vāgīna sheath]va•nil•la (vəˈnɪl ə or, often, -ˈnɛl ə)
n., pl. -las. 1. any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla, esp. V. planifolia, bearing fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food and in perfumery. 2. Also called vanil′la bean`. the fruit or bean of this orchid. 3. the extract of this fruit. adj. 4. containing or flavored with vanilla. 5. ordinary; commonplace. [1655–65; < New Latin < Sp vainilla little pod =vain(a) a sheath (< Latin vāgīna sheath) + -illa diminutive suffix (< Late Latin)] va•nil′lic, adj. vanilla- hard sauce - Contains butter and sugar, with brandy, rum, or vanilla.
- oak - In the flavor of wines, it comes from oak cases and is similar to coconut or vanilla.
- vanilla - Can mean "having no special features."
- white chocolate - A blend of cocoa butter, milk solids and sugar and vanilla, it used in candy bars and baking and coatings; it is not technically chocolate because it contains no chocolate liqueur.
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  vanilla - any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowersorchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colorsgenus Vanilla - large genus of tropical climbing orchids; Old and New Worldsvanilla orchid, Vanilla planifolia - a climbing orchid bearing a podlike fruit yielding vanilla beans; widely cultivated from Florida southward throughout tropical America | | 2. |  vanilla - a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans)vanilla extractflavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it impartsvanilla bean - long bean-like fruit; seeds are used as flavoring | | 3. |  vanilla - a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beanssapidity, savor, savour, smack, flavor, flavour, nip, relish, tang - the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth | | Adj. | 1. | vanilla - flavored with vanilla extract; "he liked vanilla ice cream" | | 2. | vanilla - plain and without any extras or adornments; "the most common type of bond is the straight or plain vanilla bond"; "the basic car is known as the vanilla version"plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building" |
vanillaadjective (Informal) ordinary, standard, regular, common, stock, simple, normal, typical, conventional, routine, everyday, down-to-earth, workaday, bog-standard (informal) I've just got a plain vanilla insurance policy.Translationsvanilla (vəˈnilə) noun a flavouring obtained from a tropical orchid, and used in ice-cream and other foods. vanilla ice-cream. 香草 香草vanilla
vanilla1. mod. plain; dull. (see also beige.) The entire production was sort of vanilla, but it was okay. 2. n. a Caucasian. Some vanilla’s on the phone—selling something, I guess. plain vanillaLacking embellishment or fancy features, unadorned; by extension, plain and simple. This item, dating from the second half of the 1900s, transfers the simplicity of a plain vanilla cake to other concerns, ranging from stock options to computer software, legal contracts, and so on. For example, “She bought the cheapest car she could find, a plain vanilla model.” See also less is more.See also: plain, vanillavanilla
vanilla, a plant of the genus Vanilla of the family Orchidaceae (orchidorchid,
popular name for members of the Orchidaceae, a family of perennial herbs widely distributed in both hemispheres. The unusually large family (of some 450 genera and an estimated 10,000 to 17,500 species) includes terrestrial, epiphytic (see epiphyte), and saprophytic
..... Click the link for more information. family). Vines of hot, damp climates, most are indigenous to Central and South America, especially Mexico, but are now cultivated in other tropical regions. The fruits yield vanilla, a flavoring popular since pre-Columbian times, when the Aztecs used it in making chocolate. The commercial vanilla plant is usually V. planifolia or V. fragrans. Since its natural pollinating agents (certain bees and hummingbirds) are uniquely adapted for this function, commercial plants must be pollinated by hand. The source of the flavor is an aromatic essence, vanillin, which crystallizes on the outside of the seed pod after a series of curing and drying processes. Vanilla flavoring is also obtained from the tonka beantonka bean
, black-skinned, aromatic, almondlike single seed from the pod of any tall leguminous tree of the genus Dipteryx in the family Leguminosae (pulse family) of tropical South America.
..... Click the link for more information. , although now it is most commonly manufactured by the cheaper process of artificially synthesizing vanillin, as from coal tar, clove oil, or lignin, a byproduct of paper manufacture. Vanilla is usually marketed as an alcoholic extract for use as food and tobacco flavoring and in perfumery. Vanilla is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Liliopsida, order Orchidales, family Orchidaceae. Bibliography See P. Rain, Vanilla (2004). vanilla[və′nil·ə] (computer science) Referring to a generalized system, usually software, that has not been subjected to special modifications, enhancements, or customization. Also known as plain vanilla; pure vanilla. vanilla1. any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla, esp V. plonifolia, having spikes of large fragrant greenish-yellow flowers and long fleshy pods containing the seeds (beans) 2. the pod or bean of certain of these plants, used to flavour food, etc. vanilla1. (Default flavour of ice cream in the US) Ordinaryflavour, standard. When used of food, very often does notmean that the food is flavoured with vanilla extract! Forexample, "vanilla wonton soup" means ordinary wonton soup, asopposed to hot-and-sour wonton soup. Applied to hardware andsoftware, as in "Vanilla Version 7 Unix can't run on avanilla PDP 11/34." Also used to orthogonalise chipnomenclature; for instance, a 74V00 means what TI calls a7400, as distinct from a 74LS00, etc. This word differs fromcanonical in that the latter means "default", whereasvanilla simply means "ordinary". For example, when hackers goto a chinese restaurant, hot-and-sour wonton soup is thecanonical wonton soup to get (because that is what most ofthem usually order) even though it isn't the vanilla wontonsoup.vanilla
va·nil·la (vă-nil'ă), The cured, full-grown, unripe fruit of Vanila planifolia (Mexican or Bourbon vanilla) or of V. tahitensis (Tahiti vanilla), orchids (family Orchidaceae) native to Mexico and cultivated in other tropic countries; a flavoring agent. [Sp. vainilla, little pod] vanilla (vă-nĭl′ă) [Sp. vainilla, little sheath] Any one of a group of tropical orchids. The cured seed pods of Vanilla planifolia contain an aromatic substance, also called vanilla, that is used for flavoring. vanilla
Synonyms for vanillaadj ordinarySynonyms- ordinary
- standard
- regular
- common
- stock
- simple
- normal
- typical
- conventional
- routine
- everyday
- down-to-earth
- workaday
- bog-standard
Synonyms for vanillanoun any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowersRelated Words- orchid
- orchidaceous plant
- genus Vanilla
- vanilla orchid
- Vanilla planifolia
noun a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans)SynonymsRelated Words- flavorer
- flavoring
- flavourer
- flavouring
- seasoning
- seasoner
- vanilla bean
noun a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beansRelated Words- sapidity
- savor
- savour
- smack
- flavor
- flavour
- nip
- relish
- tang
adj plain and without any extras or adornmentsRelated Words |