{Calabar bean}, The of a climbing legumious plant ({Physostigma venenosum}), a native of tropical Africa. It is highly poisonous. It is used to produce contraction of the pupil of the eye; also in tetanus, neuralgia, and rheumatic diseases; -- called also {ordeal bean}, being used by the negroes in trials for witchcraft. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Ordeal bean — Ordeal Or de*al ([^o]r d[ e]*al), n. [AS. ord[=a]l, ord[=ae]l, a judgment; akin to D. oordeel, G. urteil, urtheil; orig., what is dealt out, the prefix or being akin to [=a] compounded with verbs, G. er , ur , Goth. us , orig. meaning, out. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ordeal bean — noun dark brown highly poisonous seed of the calabar bean vine; source of physostigmine and used in native witchcraft • Syn: ↑calabar bean • Hypernyms: ↑bean • Part Holonyms: ↑calabar bean vine, ↑Physostigma venenosum * * * … Useful english dictionary
ordeal-bean — nuodingoji kalabarpupė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Physostigma venenosum), paplitęs Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Physostigma venenosum angl. calabar bean; ordeal bean vok. Calabarbohne pranc.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
ordeal bean. — See Calabar bean. [1880 85; so called because it was allegedly administered as a test to persons suspected of witchcraft] * * * … Universalium
ordeal bean. — See Calabar bean. [1880 85; so called because it was allegedly administered as a test to persons suspected of witchcraft] … Useful english dictionary
ordeal bean — SYN: physostigma. * * * Calabar b … Medical dictionary
Madagascar ordeal bean — vaistinė cerbera statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Stepukinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Cerbera manghas), paplitęs Afrikoje, pietų Azijoje ir Australijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Cerbera manghas angl. Madagascar ordeal bean šaltinis… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Ordeal — Or de*al ([^o]r d[ e]*al), n. [AS. ord[=a]l, ord[=ae]l, a judgment; akin to D. oordeel, G. urteil, urtheil; orig., what is dealt out, the prefix or being akin to [=a] compounded with verbs, G. er , ur , Goth. us , orig. meaning, out. See {Deal},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ordeal root — Ordeal Or de*al ([^o]r d[ e]*al), n. [AS. ord[=a]l, ord[=ae]l, a judgment; akin to D. oordeel, G. urteil, urtheil; orig., what is dealt out, the prefix or being akin to [=a] compounded with verbs, G. er , ur , Goth. us , orig. meaning, out. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ordeal tree — Ordeal Or de*al ([^o]r d[ e]*al), n. [AS. ord[=a]l, ord[=ae]l, a judgment; akin to D. oordeel, G. urteil, urtheil; orig., what is dealt out, the prefix or being akin to [=a] compounded with verbs, G. er , ur , Goth. us , orig. meaning, out. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
