noun Date: circa 1889 a seed of any of several Mexican shrubs (genera Sebastiania and Sapium ) of the spurge family that tumbles about because of the movements of the larva of a small tortricid moth ( Cydia saltitans syn. Laspeyresia saltitans ) inside it
JUMPING BEAN
Meaning of JUMPING BEAN in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012