ROSARY PEA


Meaning of ROSARY PEA in English

[rosary pea] n (ca. 1866) 1: a tropical leguminous twining herb (Abrus precatorius) that bears jequirity beans and has a root used as a substitute for licorice--called also Indian licorice, jequirity bean

2: jequirity bean 1

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