crab's eye

English

crab's eyes

Noun

crab's eye (plural crab's eyes)

A viney legume (Abrus precatorius),
A seed of such legume.

Synonyms

(Abrus precatorius): jequirity, crab's eye creeper, cock's eyes, rosary pea, paternoster pea, love pea, precatory pea, precatory bean, prayer bead, John Crow bead, coral bead, red-bead vine, country licorice, Indian licorice, wild licorice, Jamaica wild licorice, jumbie bead, weather plant

References

Abrus precatorius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Abrus precatorius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Abrus precatorius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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