bead tree
noun
Origin of bead tree
First recorded in 1660–70; so called from its bright scarlet seeds, used for necklaces
Words nearby bead tree
bead lightning,
bead molding,
bead plane,
bead plant,
bead test,
bead tree,
bead-ruby,
beadblast,
beaded,
beaded hair,
beaded lizard
Example sentences from the Web for bead tree
Crab's′-eyes, the scarlet seeds of an East Indian bead-tree: a concretion of carbonate of lime in the stomach of the cray-fish.