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necklace tree
DEFINITIONS OF:
necklace tree
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n
a tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads
Types:
Ormosia monosperma
,
bead tree
,
jumby bean
,
jumby tree
small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots
Ormosia coarctata
,
jumbie bead
,
jumby bead
West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds
Type of:
tree
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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