| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| coffee tree, Kentucky |
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| common name for the plant species Gymnocladus dioica, a tree of the family Leguminosae (pulse family) and native to the E United States. The seeds of the woody pods have been used as a substitute for coffee. |
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