(definition) by Webster 1913 Sat Dec 24 2005 at 5:40:15

Je*quir"i*ty (?), n., or Je*quir"i*ty bean` . [Prob. fr. a native name.] (Bot.)

The seed of the wild licorice (Abrus precatorius) used by the people of India for beads in rosaries and necklaces, as a standard weight, etc.; -- called also jumble bead.

 

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