Mexican jumping bean

Other forms: Mexican jumping beans

Definitions of Mexican jumping bean
  1. noun
    seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble
    synonyms: jumping bean, jumping seed
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    type of:
    seed
    a small hard fruit
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