Main Entry: je·quir·i·ty bean

Pronunciation: \jə-ˈkwir-ə-tē-\

Function: noun

Etymology: French jékwirity, from Portuguese jequiriti, juqueriti, probably of Tupi-Guarani origin; akin to Tupi juki̵rí rosary pea

Date: circa 1889

1 : the poisonous scarlet and black seed of the rosary pea often used for beads
2 : rosary pea 1