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Noun: jumping bean
  1. Seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble
    - jumping seed, Mexican jumping bean

Derived forms: jumping beans

Type of: seed

Part of: genus Sebastiana, Sebastiana

Encyclopedia: Jumping bean

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