jequirity bean

Variant of jequirity

jequirity definition

je·quir·ity (ji kwir′ə tē)

noun pl. jequirities -·ties

  1. any of the poisonous, red and black seeds of a tropical, climbing plant (Abrus precatorius) of the pea family, used for beads and, formerly, as a weight
    also jequirity bean
  2. the plant it grows on

Etymology: Fr Jéquirity < Tupí-Guaraní

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