crab's eye

English

crab's eyes

Noun

crab's eye (plural crab's eyes)

1. A viney legume of species Abrus precatorius.
2. A seed of such legume.
3. (usually in the plural) A round concretion consisting of calcium carbonate, found in the stomach of the crayfish.

Synonyms

• (Abrus precatorius): jequirity, crab's eye creeper, cock's eyes, rosary pea, paternoster pea, love pea, precatory pea, precatory bean, prayer bead, John Crow bead, coral bead, red-bead vine, country licorice, Indian licorice, wild licorice, Jamaica wild licorice, jumbie bead, weather plant

References

• Abrus precatorius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Abrus precatorius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Abrus precatorius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons