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Definition: Jequirity
Jequirity
\Je*quir"i*ty\, n., or Jequirity bean \Je*quir"i*ty
bean`\ [Prob. fr. a native name.] (Bot.)
The seed of the wild licorice (
Abrus precatorius) used by
the people of India for beads in rosaries and necklaces, as a
standard weight, etc.; -- called also
jumble bead.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]