nicker-tree
noun
Any of several trees or shrubs bearing hard, round, often glossy seeds or fruits; especially the bonduc, Caesalpinia bonduc, or ( US ) the Kentucky coffee-tree, Gymnocladus dioica.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Hans Sloane (1660–1753), physician and collector.
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