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jetbead

noun
jet·​bead | \ ˈjet-ˌbēd How to pronounce jetbead (audio) \

Definition of jetbead

: a deciduous ornamental Asian shrub (Rhodotypos scandens) of the rose family that has black shiny fruit

First Known Use of jetbead

circa 1930, in the meaning defined above

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