Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable)Abrus precatorius, a legume native to Indonesia with long, pinnate-leafleted leaves, whose toxic seeds ("jequirity beans") may be used as beads or in percussion instruments.

    Paternostererbse

    чёточник моли́твенныйčótočnik molítvennyj, чёточникčótočnik

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Origin

From French jéqwirity, from Tupi-Guarani jekirití. Alternatively, from Portuguese jequirit

From French jéqwirity, from Tupi-Guarani jekirití. Alternatively, from Portuguese jequiriti, jequirití, perhaps of Indic origin; akin to Hindi रत्ती (rattī, “ratti”).

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