jequirity
Americannoun
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the rosary pea, Abrus precatorius, of the legume family.
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Also called jequirity beans. the poisonous scarlet seeds of the rosary pea, used for making necklaces and rosaries.
noun
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other names for Indian liquorice
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the seed of the Indian liquorice
Etymology
Origin of jequirity
1880–85; < Portuguese jequirití < Tupi-Guarani jekirití
Example Sentences
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They are Hindu prayer-beans, sometimes called ruttee, jequirity beans, seeds of the plant known to science as Abrus precatorius.
From The Treasure-Train by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
Kennedy continued looking at the remainder of the jequirity beans and a liquid he had developed from some of them.
From The Treasure-Train by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
Shirley died of jequirity poisoning, or rather of the alkaloid in the bean.
From The Treasure-Train by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
Had it been the same person who had sent the single jequirity bean?
From The Treasure-Train by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
Did the same explanation shed any light on the mystery of the nautch- girl and the jequirity bean sent to Shirley?
From The Treasure-Train by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
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