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rosary pea

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rosary pea
n.
A tropical woody vine (Abrus precatorius) widely naturalized in Florida, having scarlet and black poisonous seeds used as beads. Also called crab's eye, Indian licorice.


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Kinghorn and his colleagues collected their own leaves near Miami, where the rosary pea is considered an invasive weed.
 
 
 
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