calabar bean

Questions

What does calabar bean mean?

A seed of a tropical leguminous plant of species Physostigma venenosum of tropical Africa, poisonous to humans.

Where does calabar bean come from?

From its ancient use in trial by ordeal in the Calabar region of Nigeria.

How to pronounce calabar bean

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