Calabar bean

English edit

Physostigma venenosum, the Calabar bean

Etymology edit

From its ancient use in trial by ordeal in the Calabar region of Nigeria.

Noun edit

Calabar bean (plural Calabar beans)

A seed of a tropical leguminous plant of species Physostigma venenosum of tropical Africa, poisonous to humans.
Synonym: ordeal bean

References edit

Calabar bean on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Physostigma venenosum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Physostigma venenosum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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