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or·deal bean
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calabar bean, ordeal beannoun
dark brown highly poisonous seed of the calabar-bean vine; source of physostigmine and used in native witchcraft
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ordeal bean
Physostigma venenosum, the Calabar bean or ordeal bean, is a leguminous plant, Endemic to tropical Africa, with a seed poisonous to humans. It derives the first part of its scientific name from a curious beak-like appendage at the end of the stigma, in the centre of the flower; this appendage, though solid, was supposed to be hollow (hence the name from φῦσα, a bladder, and stigma).
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ordeal bean
Ordeal bean refers to a type of plant species, commonly known as "Calabar bean", that is known for its poisonous seeds. Its scientific name is Physostigma venenosum. These beans are considered toxic due to the presence of physostigmine, a substance that affects the nervous system when ingested. Historically, these seeds were used in West Africa as a form of ordeal poison to determine guilt or innocence in a trial. Hence, the name ‘ordeal bean’.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ordeal bean in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ordeal bean in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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