Calabar bean
nounEtymology From its ancient use in trial by ordeal in the Calabar region of Nigeria.
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A seed of a tropical leguminous plant of species Physostigma venenosum of tropical Africa, poisonous to humans.
noun
Etymology From its ancient use in trial by ordeal in the Calabar region of Nigeria.
A seed of a tropical leguminous plant of species Physostigma venenosum of tropical Africa, poisonous to humans.
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