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English → English (gcide) Definition: tonca bean Tonka bean \Ton"ka bean`\ [Cf. F. onca, tonka.] (Bot.) The seed of a leguminous tree (Dipteryx odorata), native of Guiana. It has a peculiarly agreeable smell, and is employed in the scenting of snuff. Called also tonquin bean. [Written also tonca bean, tonga bean.] [1913 Webster]