NOUN | plant | bead tree, jumby bean, jumby tree, Ormosia monosperma | small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers |
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Meaning | small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots. | |
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Synonyms | jumby bean, jumby tree, Ormosia monosperma | |
Member of | Ormosia, genus Ormosia | genus of tropical shrubs and trees having usually odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and pink to reddish wood |
Broader | necklace tree | A tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads |
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