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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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