单词 | calabar bean |
释义 | Calabar beannounthe violently poisonous seed of an African climbing plant, Physostigma venenosum, of the legume family, the active principle of which is physostigmine. Also called ordeal bean. Origin of Calabar bean1875–80; named after Calabar, Nigeria Words nearby Calabar beancakra, cakravartin, cal, calaba, Calabar, Calabar bean, calabash, calabaza, calabazilla, calabogus, calaboose Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Calabar beanCalabar bean / (ˌkæləˈbɑː, ˈkæləˌbɑː) / nounthe dark brown very poisonous seed of a leguminous woody climbing plant, Physostigma venenosum of tropical Africa, used as a source of the drug physostigmine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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