| 单词 | jumping bean |
| 释义 | jumping beannounthe seed of any of certain Mexican plants of the genera Sebastiania and Sapium, of the spurge family: the movements of a moth larva inside the seed cause it to move about or jump. Also called Mexican jumping bean. Origin of jumping beanAn Americanism dating back to 1885–90 Words nearby jumping beanjumper, jumper ant, jump flap, jump head, jump in, jumping bean, jumping bristletail, jumping gene, jumping genes, jumping hare, jumping jack Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for jumping beanjumping bean nouna seed of any of several Mexican euphorbiaceous plants, esp species of Sebastiania, that contains a moth caterpillar whose movements cause it to jerk about Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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