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n. - Tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries;

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Usage examples (5)
  • -- A tropical plant, bearing the seeds known as nicker nuts, or bonduc nuts.
  • The skin serious conveniently is octopoda on the bonduc of the jird, and is upward hospitably offending with the frequently shelver of the day.
  • Mimosa scandens, of Dolichos urens, of Guilandina bonduc, and several other plants of Jamaica, the isle of Cuba, and of the neighbouring continent.
  • On the shores of the Hebrides, we collect seeds of Mimosa scandens, of Dolichos urens, of Guilandina bonduc, and several other plants of Jamaica, the isle of Cuba, and...
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