dark brown highly poisonous seed of the calabar-bean vine; source of physostigmine and used in native witchcraft
small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea
a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence
any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball
