Bead tree Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots
    jumby tree; Ormosia monosperma; jumby bean.

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Definitions
  1. (Bot.), a tree of the genus Melia, the best known species of which (M. azedarach), has blue flowers which are very fragrant, and berries which are poisonous.

Webster 1913