Any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes.
A flavoring derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla native to Mexico
a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans
any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers
a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans)
