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Indian licorice in American EnglishIndian licorice in American Englishnouna woody tropical vine, Abrus precatorius, of the legume family, having extremely poisonous scarlet and black seeds that are used for beads and a root used as a substitute for licorice Also called: crab's-eye, rosary pea Word origin [1885–90 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: booster, foregut, reactor, retread, seminar |