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Abrus precatorius |
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Abrus precatorius, n See Indian licorice. Abrus pantropical plant genus of the legume family Fabaceae. Abrus precatorius seeds contain a toxin, abrin, which causes severe diarrhea and paralysis. Called also jequirity, love precatory, lucky or paternoster bean, rosary or coral pea, crab's eye, minnie-minnie, Indian liquorice. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Extracted from the rosary pea-a weedy
vine, Abrus precatorius, native to Florida-these saponins are 30 to 100
times sweeter than sucrose. |
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