Mexican jumping bean en · NOUN
Meanings
- A type of seed of a shrub of the genus Sebastiania in which a larva has hatched from an egg laid there by a moth (Cydia deshaisiana, the movement of the larva causing the seed to move around.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican jumping beans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (2)
fr pois sauteur (seed of a Sebastiania shrub with a hatched moth larva) · fi meksikolainen hyppypapu (seed of a Sebastiania shrub with a hatched moth larva)