English Dictionary |
JUMBY BEAD
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
Dictionary entry overview: What does jumby bead mean?
• JUMBY BEAD (noun)
The noun JUMBY BEAD has 1 sense:
1. West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds
Familiarity information: JUMBY BEAD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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 ("jumby bead" is a kind of...):
necklace tree (a tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads)
Holonyms ("jumby 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)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Flesh of man - mends itself" (Breton proverb)
"If you speak the word it shall own you, and if you don't you shall own it." (Arabic proverb)
"They who are born of chickens scratch the earth." (Corsican proverb)