Definition of 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.

Exact synonyms: Jumping Seed, Mexican Jumping Bean
Group relationships: Genus Sebastiana, Sebastiana
Generic synonyms: Seed

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jumping Bean

jumper
jumpers
jumper cable
jumper disease of Maine
jumper lead
jumpier
jumpiest
jumpily
jumpiness
jumpinesses
jumping
jumping
jumping-off place
jumping-off point
jumpingly
jumping bean (current term)
jumping bristletail
jumping disease
jumping gene
jumping gene
jumping jack
jumping mouse
jumping orchid
jumping plant louse
jumping seed
jumping the bite
jumping up and down
jumpoff
jumpoffs
jumps

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