Definition of Jumby bean

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Bead Tree, Jumby Tree, Ormosia Monosperma
Group relationships: Genus Ormosia, Ormosia
Generic synonyms: Necklace Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jumby Bean

jumboises
jumboize
jumboized
jumboizes
jumboizing
jumbojet
jumbos
jumbotron
jumbotrons
jumbrella
jumbrellas
jumbuck
jumbucks
jumby
jumby bead
jumby bean (current term)
jumby tree
jumelle
jumelles
jument
jumentous
jump-start
jump-started
jump-starting
jump-starts
jump about
jump around
jump at
jump at the chance

Literary usage of Jumby bean

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Bahama Islands by George Burbank Shattuck, Geographical Society of Baltimore (1905)
"... in kidney troubles, and another, called " snake-root," not identified, used in malaria. We also found on these Islands specimens of the " jumby " bean. ..."

2. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1907)
"Jumby-bean." Nassau, Jan., Feb. ; Bearing Point, Andros, June (43, 282, 657). Nos. 282 and 657 were shrubs, 1.5—2 m. in height. ..."

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