| 单词 | jequirity beans |
| 释义 | > as lemmasjequirity beans A woody twining shrub, Abrus precatorius or Indian liquorice, indigenous to India, but now found in most tropical countries, the parti-coloured seeds of which, called jequirity beans, are variously used for ornament, for weights, and in medicine. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants, nuts, seeds, or fruits used as beads or vessels > [noun] > jequirity plant or jumby bead jumbie bead1764 jumble-bead1855 prayer bead1861 jequirity1882 1882 Nature 21 Dec. 192/1 Factitious purulent ophthalmia produced by the liquorice liana, or jequirity. 1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 316 Crabs' Eyes, Jequerity, Prayer Beads, Jumble Beads... Recently these seeds have been brought into notice, under the name of ‘Jequerity’. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 853 The serum of animals rendered immune to the toxic proteids of jequirity and castor-oil seeds. < as lemmas |
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