Definition of vanilla
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: vanilla bean
b
: a commercially important extract of the vanilla bean that is used especially as a flavoring
2
: any of a genus (Vanilla) of tropical American climbing epiphytic orchids
vanilla
adjectiveDefinition of vanilla (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: flavored with vanilla
2
: lacking distinction : plain, ordinary, conventional
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The first known use of vanilla was in 1662
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