sea bean
noun
1
a
: any of various beans or showy seeds of tropical origin that are frequently carried by ocean currents to remote shores and often used as ornaments: such as
(1)
: the large chocolate-colored seed of a snuffbox bean used in poultices and as an emetic
(2)
(3)
b
: a plant producing sea beans
2
: the hard flat rounded calcareous operculum of any of various mollusks (as those of the family Turbinidae)
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“Sea bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20bean. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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