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    MEXICAN JUMPING BEAN

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumbleplay

    Synonyms:

    jumping bean; jumping seed; Mexican jumping bean

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Mexican jumping bean" is a kind of...):

    seed (a small hard fruit)

    Holonyms ("Mexican jumping bean" is a part of...):

    genus Sebastiana; Sebastiana (Mexican spurges)

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