Calabar bean
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From its ancient use in trial by ordeal in the Calabar region of Nigeria.
Noun[edit]
Calabar bean (plural Calabar beans)
- A seed of a tropical leguminous plant of species Physostigma venenosum of tropical Africa, poisonous to humans.
- Synonym: ordeal bean
References[edit]
- Calabar bean on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Physostigma venenosum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Physostigma venenosum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons