- any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla, especially V. planifolia, bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food, in perfumery, etc.
- the fruit or bean of this orchid.
- the extract of this fruit.
- containing or flavored with vanilla: vanilla custard.
- plain vanilla.
- 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)
- the pod or bean of certain of these plants, used to flavour food, etc
- a flavouring extract prepared from vanilla beans and used in cooking
- flavoured with or as if with vanilla
- ordinary or conventional
