Meanings
nouncrab's eye (plural crab's eyes)
plural crab's eyes
- A viney legume of species Abrus precatorius.
Synonyms: jequirity, crab's eye creeper, cock's eyes, rosary pea, paternoster pea, love pea, precatory pea, precatory bean
- plural normallyA round concretion consisting of calcium carbonate, found in the stomach of the crayfish.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA viney legume of species Abrus precatorius.
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jequiritycrab's eye creepercock's eyesrosary peapaternoster pealove peaprecatory peaprecatory beanprayer beadJohn Crow beadcoral beadred-bead vinecountry licoriceIndian licoricewild licoriceJamaica wild licoricejumbie beadweather plant
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