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crab's eye

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
crab's -eye
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A viney legume of species Abrus precatorius.

noun

A seed of such legume.

noun

A round concretion consisting of calcium carbonate, found in the stomach of the crayfish.

Inflected Forms

crab's eyes (plural)

Synonyms

jequirity crab's eye creeper cock's eyes rosary pea paternoster pea love pea precatory pea precatory bean prayer bead John Crow bead coral bead red-bead vine

Questions

What does crab's eye mean?
A viney legume of species Abrus precatorius.

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