vanilla

noun

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.

noun

The seedpod of this plant.

noun

A flavoring extract prepared from the cured seedpods of this plant or produced synthetically.

adjective

Flavored with vanilla.

adjective

Scented with or smelling like vanilla.

adjective

Lacking adornments or special features; basic or ordinary.

adjective

White or off-white in color.

adjective

Relating to or engaging in sexual activity that is regarded as conventional or unadventurous; not kinky, sadomasochistic, or fetishistic.

noun

A plant of the genus Vanilla (see def. 3), especially one of several species yielding the vanilla of commerce.