(Chinese Soap Tree, Kentucky Coffee Tree) These hardy, deciduous trees are slow-growing and pest resistant. There are two varieties, the most common one will be described next. C. dioica, commonly known as the Kentucky Coffee Tree, is originally from North America. It is said that the Indians and early immigrants at one time roasted and ground the ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/10004
Gym·noc'la·dus (jĭm*nŏ'lȧ*dŭs) noun [ New Latin , from Greek gymno`s naked + kla`dos a branch.] (Botany) A genus of leguminous plants; the Kentucky coffee tree. The leaves are cathartic, and the seeds a substitute for coffee. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/70