| 单词 | paternoster peas |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspaternoster peas paternoster peas n. rare the seeds of the jequirity, Abrus precatorius, often used in rosaries. ΚΠ 1904 N.E.D. at Paternoster n. Paternoster-pea. 1991 F. C. Blodi tr. J. Hirschberg Hist. Ophthalmol. X. 285 Jequirity is the Brazilian name for the pea of a bush..which has been known in East India since time immemorial... The smooth hard peas are mainly used to make rosaries and are therefore called by the population ‘paternoster peas’. < as lemmas |
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