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3 words match “FLORIDA BEAN”

FLORIDA BEAN n. 2 definitions
The large, roundish, flattened seed of Mucuna urens. See under Bean.
BEAN n.
weevil that in the larval state destroys beans. The American species in Bruchus fabæ. -- Florida bean (Bot.), the seed of Mucuna urens, a West Indian plant. The seeds are washed up on the Florida shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments. -- Ignatius bean, or St. Ignatius's bean (Bot.), a species of Stryc…
SEA BEAN n.
Same as Florida bean.