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noun
A seed of a tropical leguminous plant of species Physostigma venenosum of tropical Africa, poisonous to humans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: ordeal bean
Antonyms: none provided
noun
dark brown highly poisonous seed of the calabar-bean vine; source of physostigmine and used in native witchcraft
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ordeal bean
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bean
History
From its ancient use in trial by ordeal in the Calabar region of Nigeria.
