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JUMPING SEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jumping seed mean? 

JUMPING SEED (noun)
  The noun JUMPING SEED has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: JUMPING SEED used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


JUMPING SEED (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

jumping bean; jumping seed; Mexican jumping bean

Hypernyms ("jumping seed" is a kind of...):

seed (a small hard fruit)

Holonyms ("jumping seed" is a part of...):

genus Sebastiana; Sebastiana (Mexican spurges)


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