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Synonyms of vanilla

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Another word for vanilla is vanilla bean. Other synonyms of vanilla are vanilla extract, imitation vanilla, stock, normophilic and vanillar.

Synonyms and similar words for vanilla

nounThe fruit or bean of the vanilla plant.

  • vanilla beanA seedpod of any plant in genus Vanilla, (family: orchid) especially species Vanilla planifolia.

nounThe extract of the fruit of the vanilla plant.

  • vanilla extractA liquid, technically a tincture, used in cooking, prepared by soaking vanilla beans in alcohol.

nounAny artificially produced homologue of vanilla extract, principally vanillin produced from lignin...

  • imitation vanillaSynthetically produced vanillin, used in place of vanilla extract from vanilla beans.

nounAn unmodded version of a game.

adjectiveNot kinky, not involving BDSM.

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Meaning of vanilla

  1. noun Any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes.
  2. noun The fruit or bean of the vanilla plant.
  3. noun The extract of the fruit of the vanilla plant.

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Questions about synonyms of vanilla

What is another word for vanilla?
Vanilla has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as vanilla bean, vanilla extract, imitation vanilla, stock, normophilic and vanillar.
What does vanilla mean?
Vanilla means any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: vanilla (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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