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Definition of Jumby bead
1. Noun. West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds.
Exact synonyms: Jumbie Bead, Ormosia Coarctata
Group relationships: Genus Ormosia, Ormosia
Generic synonyms: Necklace Tree
Group relationships: Genus Ormosia, Ormosia
Generic synonyms: Necklace Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jumby Bead
Literary usage of Jumby bead
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies by Charles Kingsley (1887)
"... whose magnificent crimson flowers contrast with"; the bright yellow bunches
of the common Cassia, and the scarlet flowers of the Jumby- bead bush,3 and ..."
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