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Calabar bean

Calabar bean noun: a seed of a tropical leguminous plant of species Physostigma venenosum of tropical Africa, poisonous to humans.

calabar bean: a seed of a tropical leguminous plant of species Physostigma venenosum of tropical Africa,...
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Noun

Calabar bean (plural Calabar beans)

  1. A seed of a tropical leguminous plant of species Physostigma venenosum of tropical Africa, poisonous to humans.
    Synonyms:
    ordeal bean

Synonyms of Calabar bean

Forms of Calabar bean

pluralCalabar beans

Origin of Calabar bean

From its ancient use in trial by ordeal in the Calabar region of Nigeria.

Questions about Calabar bean

What does Calabar bean mean?
Calabar bean means a seed of a tropical leguminous plant of species Physostigma venenosum of tropical Africa, poisonous to humans.
What part of speech is Calabar bean?
Calabar bean is a noun.
What is the plural of Calabar bean?
The plural of Calabar bean is Calabar beans.

Words near Calabar bean in the dictionary

  1. Calaba
  2. calaban
  3. Calabanga
  4. calabans
  5. Calabar
  6. Calabar bean
  7. Calabar beans
  8. Calabari
  9. calabarine
  10. Calabarzon
  11. Calabasa

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