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noun
A type of seed of a shrub of the genus Sebastiania in which a larva has hatched from an egg laid there by a moth (Cydia deshaisiana, the movement of the larva causing the seed to move around.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: jumping bean
Antonyms: none provided
noun
seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: jumping bean, jumping seed
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: seed
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