Sacred bean
| See under Sacred. |
| (Bot.) | a seed of the Oriental lotus (Nelumbo speciosa or Nelumbium speciosum), a plant resembling a water lily; also, the plant itself. See Lotus. |
See also: Bean, Sacred
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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sacred beans defecated and left behind by the Asian Palm Civet.
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