vanilla

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Synonyms: manilla, panilla, vainilla, vanille, anilla

Antonyms: manilla, panilla, vainilla, vanille, anilla

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} Any tropical climbing [[orchid]] of the genus {{taxfmt|Vanilla|genus}} (especially {{taxlink|Vanilla planifolia|species}}), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes.
2. {{lb|en|countable}} The [[fruit]] or [[bean]] of the vanilla plant.
3. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[extract#Noun|extract]] of the fruit of the vanilla plant.
4. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[distinctive]] [[fragrant]] [[flavour]]/[[flavor]] characteristic of vanilla extract.
5. {{lb|en|uncountable}} Any artificially produced [[homologue]] of vanilla extract, principally [[vanillin]] produced from [[lignin]] from the paper industry or from [[petrochemical]]s.
6. {{lb|en|countable|sexuality|slang}} Someone who is not into fetishism.
7. {{lb|en|uncountable|gaming|slang}} An [[unmodded]] version of a game.
8. A yellowish-white colour, like that of vanilla ice cream.
9. {{lb|en|pejorative|ethnic slur}} A [[white]] person.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|of flavor, etc.}} Of [[#Noun|vanilla]].
2. {{lb|en|colloquial|mostly|computing|retronym}} {{U|standard}}, [[plain]], [[default]], [[unmodified]], [[basic]].
3. {{lb|en|sexuality}} Not [[kinky]], not involving [[BDSM]].
4. {{U|plain}}; [[conventional]]; [[unimaginative]].

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