Mexican jumping bean

Noun

Meaning

seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

jumping bean jumping seed

Hypernyms

seed

Examples

The pupa of the Mexican jumping bean moth ( Cydia deshaisiana ) does this. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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