SAINT-IGNATIUS'S-BEAN


Meaning of SAINT-IGNATIUS'S-BEAN in English

-ig|nāsh(ē)əs(ə̇z)|- noun

Usage: usually capitalized S&I

Etymology: after St. Ignatius of Loyola (Íñigo de Oñez y Loyola) died 1556 Spanish soldier and ecclesiastic, founder of the Jesuits

: the greenish straw-colored seed of a Philippine woody vine ( Strychnos ignatii ) like nux vomica in its action and uses — see strychnine

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