jequirity bean


Also found in: Medical, Wikipedia.
Related to jequirity bean: abrin, precatory bean

je·quir·i·ty bean

(jə-kwîr′ĭ-tē)
[French jéquirity, from Portuguese jequiriti, juqueriti, of Tupí-Guaraní origin; akin to Tupí iukï′ri.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
The Jequirity bean bracelets carry a chemical similar to biological warfare chemical ricin in the deadly seeds which form part of the jewellery.
Bean bracelet contains toxin