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Ignatius' Bean
= Bean of St. Ignatius (see bean n. 4), the poisonous seed of Strychnos Ignatii. Also, in South America, applied to the medicinal seed of Fevillea trilobata and some other cucurbitaceous plants.
1751Sir J. Hill Mat. Med., Fruits xiii. 506 (heading) Faba Sancti Ignatii, St. Ignatius's Bean. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Ignatius's-Bean,..it is a dry and hard fruit, or kernel of a fruit, of the size of a large hazel-nut. 1822–34Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) I. 627 The nux vomica and Ignatius's bean..combine, with an intense bitter, a most active narcotic virtue. 1880Bentley & Trimen Medic. Plants III. Sub Tab. 179 The..name of St. Ignatius' Beans..is also used in South America to designate the seeds of several medicinal Cucurbitaceous plants. |