Mexican jumping bean

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Mexican jumping bean - seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble

jumping bean, jumping seed

genus Sebastiana, Sebastiana - Mexican spurges

seed - a small hard fruit

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