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Mexican jumping bean

Mexican jumping bean noun: a type of seed of a shrub of the genus Sebastiania in which a larva has hatched from an egg laid there by a moth (Cydia deshaisiana, the movement of the larva causing the seed to move around.

Noun

Mexican jumping bean (plural Mexican jumping beans)

  1. A type of seed of a shrub of the genus Sebastiania in which a larva has hatched from an egg laid there by a moth (Cydia deshaisiana, the movement of the larva causing the seed to move around.
    Synonyms:
    jumping bean

Synonyms of Mexican jumping bean

Forms of Mexican jumping bean

pluralMexican jumping beans

Questions about Mexican jumping bean

What does Mexican jumping bean mean?
Mexican jumping bean means a type of seed of a shrub of the genus Sebastiania in which a larva has hatched from an egg laid there by a moth (Cydia deshaisiana, the movement of the larva causing the seed to move around.
What part of speech is Mexican jumping bean?
Mexican jumping bean is a noun.
What is the plural of Mexican jumping bean?
The plural of Mexican jumping bean is Mexican jumping beans.

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