单词 | jumble-bead |
释义 | jumble-beadn. The parti-coloured seed of the jequirity. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants, nuts, seeds, or fruits used as beads or vessels > [noun] > jequirity plant or jumby bead jumbie bead1764 jumble-bead1855 prayer bead1861 jequirity1882 1855 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 554/2 Jumble beads, an irreverent name for the seeds of the Abrus precatorius, from the purpose they are applied to in forming rosaries. 1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 316 Crabs' Eyes, Jequerity, Prayer Beads, Jumble Beads... Recently these seeds have been brought into notice, under the name of ‘Jequerity’. 1951 A. Nelson Medical Bot. xxiii. 456 The seeds [of Abrus precatorius] may be referred to as Abrus, Jequirity, Jumble beads or Prayer beads, and are known to contain two poisonous principles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1855 |
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