JUMBIE BEAD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jumbie bead mean? 

• JUMBIE BEAD (noun)
  The noun JUMBIE BEAD has 1 sense:

1. West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds

  Familiarity information: JUMBIE BEAD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JUMBIE BEAD (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

jumbie bead; jumby bead; Ormosia coarctata

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)