vanilla

nouns

any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers
vanilla
is a member of
large genus of tropical climbing orchids; Old and New Worlds
genus Vanilla
is a type of (narrower)
any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
orchid, orchidaceous plant
a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans)
vanilla, vanilla extract
a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans
vanilla
is a type of (narrower)
the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
flavor, flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang

adjectives

flavored with vanilla extract
"he liked vanilla ice cream"
vanilla
plain and without any extras or adornments
"the most common type of bond is the straight or plain vanilla bond"; "the basic car is known as the vanilla version"
vanilla
is similar to
not elaborate or elaborated; simple
"plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"
plain