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jequirity bean

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  • noun A poisonous bean, produced by the jequirity plant (Abrus precatorius) and used for making jewelry and percussion instruments.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French jéquirity, from Portuguese jequiriti, juqueriti, of Tupí-Guaraní origin; akin to Tupí iukï′ri.]

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