| NOUN | plant | jumping bean, jumping seed, Mexican jumping bean | seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble |
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| Meaning | seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble. | |
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| Synonyms | jumping seed, Mexican jumping bean | |
| Part of | Sebastiana, genus Sebastiana | Mexican spurges |
| Broader | seed | A small hard fruit |
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