noun
seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble
• Syn: ↑jumping bean, ↑jumping seed
• Hypernyms: ↑seed
• Part Holonyms: ↑Sebastiana, ↑genus Sebastiana
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noun, pl ⋯ beans [count]
: ↑jumping bean
Useful english dictionary. 2012.