poison bean

noun

Also called bladderpod. a tall plant, Glottidium vesicaria, of the legume family, native to the southeastern U.S., having clusters of yellow flowers and pods containing highly poisonous seeds.
a seed of this plant.

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"You must forbid the poison bean test," said Mary.

Ekponyong, his brother, encouraged Edem to make the prisoners take the poison bean test.

I have had a murder, a poison bean case, a suicide, a man branding his slave wife all over her face and body, a man with a gun who shot four people.

When Mary heard that Etim's uncle was going to take the poison bean test if the other chiefs would, she rushed to the village.