noun
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the climbing plant Abrus precatorius of Papilionaceae family; wild liquorice weather plant.
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its poisonous, red and black seed, used for beads, and formerly, as a weight; crab's eye.
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another plant of the same family Abrus typica (var. albiflora).
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its seed.
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the weight of a wild liquorice seed (crab's eye) (approx. 0.15 gm.).