Definitions for vanillic
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
va•nil•lavəˈnɪl ə or, often, -ˈnɛl ə(n.)(pl.)-las.
any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla, esp. V. planifolia, bearing fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food and in perfumery.
Category: Plants
Also called vanil′la bean`. the fruit or bean of this orchid.
Category: Plants
the extract of this fruit.
(adj.)containing or flavored with vanilla.
Category: Common Vocabulary
ordinary; commonplace.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
Origin of vanilla:
1655–65; < NL < Sp vainilla little pod =vain(a) a sheath (< L vāgīna sheath) +-illa dim. suffix (< LL)
va•nil′lic(adj.)
Wiktionary
vanillic(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to vanillin or vanillic acid.
Webster Dictionary
Vanillic(adj)
pertaining to, or derived from, vanilla or vanillin; resembling vanillin; specifically, designating an alcohol and an acid respectively, vanillin being the intermediate aldehyde
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