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buffalo bean

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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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“Buffalo bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buffalo%20bean. Accessed 25 Jun. 2021.

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