Meanings
nounrosary pea (plural rosary peas)
plural rosary peas
- A leguminous plant, of species Abrus precatorius, or its round, red, poisonous seeds which are sometimes used as beads.
Synonyms: crab's eye, Indian licorice, jequirity, jequirity bean, jumbie bead
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA leguminous plant, of species Abrus precatorius, or its round, red, poisonous seeds which are sometimes used as beads.
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Origin
Translations
Finnish paternosterpapu
- paternosterpapuAbrus precatorius
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rosary pea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rosary%20pea
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