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Calabar bean

noun
1.
Dark brown highly poisonous seed of the calabar-bean vine; source of physostigmine and used in native witchcraft.  Synonym: ordeal bean.






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"Calabar bean" Quotes from Famous Books



... something to the toilet, while those of an indifferent kind are very susceptible of improvement. We entirely discountenance any tampering with the eye itself, with a view to giving it luster or brightness. The sight has often been injured by the use of belladonna, preparations of the calabar bean, eyebright, and other substances having a strong effect on the eyes. But without touching the eye itself, it is possible to give the effect of brightness, softness, etc., by means of the eyelids and eyelashes. Made-up eyes are by no means desirable, ...
— The Ladies Book of Useful Information - Compiled from many sources • Anonymous



Words linked to "Calabar bean" :   bean, ordeal bean, calabar-bean vine, Physostigma venenosum



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