bead tree
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bead tree
First recorded in 1660–70; so called from its bright scarlet seeds, used for necklaces
Example Sentences
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That the fruit of the bead tree “being drilled and drawne on stringes serves people beyond sea to number their prayers thereon least they forget themselves and give God too many.”
From The Old English Herbals by Rohde, Eleanour Sinclair
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