Vanilla is a flavoring, in its pure form known as vanillin, derived from orchids in the genus Vanilla. The name came from the Spanish word "vainilla", diminutive form of "vaina" (meaning "sheath"), which is in turn derived from Latin "vagina".
Vanilla and Extracts :: Seasonings

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Conservation of Wild Vanilla - Poster with a map of the native range and a timeline of the history of Vanilla use.
Economic Plant Photographs - Vanilla Orchid - Description, images, and use of V. planifolia and other plants with culinary uses.
Heaven's Delight - Vanilla - Description and history of human use.
Interrelation of Curing and Botany in Vanilla Bean - A study of curing methods in light of Vanilla biology.
Pollinating a vanilla flower - Procedure for artificial vanilla polination
Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia Andrews) - Overview of the Vanilla planifolia species and uses.
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Vanilla, its botany, chemistry, history and cross-cultural culinary usage. ]
Vanilla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Encyclopedic article on Vanilla
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Vanilla Orchid (Vanilla planifolia) - Brief information and images.
Vanilla planifolia - Scientific publications on V. planifolia 1988-2000 overview, bibliography.
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Vanilla Pollination - Description of the the plant, its inflorescences, and pollination.
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