SINCE 1828
vanillism
noun
va·nil·lism
| \ və-ˈnil-ˌiz-əm
, ˈvan-ᵊl-ˌiz-əm
\
, ˈvan-ᵊl-ˌiz-əm
\
Medical Definition of vanillism
: a grocer's itch caused by a grain mite of the genus Acarus (A. siro) commonly infesting vanilla pods
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