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    JUMBIE BEAD

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seedsplay

    Synonyms:

    jumbie bead; jumby bead; Ormosia coarctata

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("jumbie bead" is a kind of...):

    necklace tree (a tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads)

    Holonyms ("jumbie bead" is a member of...):

    genus Ormosia; Ormosia (genus of tropical shrubs and trees having usually odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and pink to reddish wood)

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