buffalo bean
noun
variants: or
buffalo apple
Definition of buffalo bean
1 [so called from its location in buffalo country] : ground plum
2 : any of certain African climbing legumes (genus Stizolobium) having a velvety seed pod and hairs which cause intolerable itching when they come in contact with the skin
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