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jack bean

noun

Meaning

  1. An annual plant from Central America grown for its large, slightly toxic, but edible bean-like pods, Canavalia ensiformis.
  2. Any plant in the genus Canavalia

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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