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Calabar beanOne entry found for Calabar bean. Main Entry: Cal·a·bar bean Pronunciation: 'ka-l&-"bär- Function: noun Etymology: Calabar, Nigeria : the dark brown highly poisonous leguminous seed of a tropical west African woody vine (Physostigma venenosum) that is used as a source of physostigmine and was used formerly as an ordeal poison in African witchcraft trials
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