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jetbead

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[jet-beed] / ˈdʒɛtˌbid /

noun

  1. a shrub, Rhodotypos scandens, of the rose family, having white flowers and glossy black fruit, cultivated as an ornamental.

Etymology

Origin of jetbead

First recorded in 1925–30; jet 2 + bead

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