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frijolito

frijolito

9.9
A small shrub with blue fragrant flowers and red beans that are poisonous to farm animals
  • noun
  • Specialized
: frijolito
  • The farmer warned us about the frijolito, as its red beans are toxic to animals.

Examples

  • In the garden, the frijolito bloomed beautifully with fragrant blue flowers.

  • While hiking, we noticed a frijolito tree and admired its unique, fragrant blossoms.

  • Let's get you some frijolitos, okay?

    Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)

Synonyms

Sophora secundiflora
vsfrijolito
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A small evergreen tree with purple flower clusters and bright red poisonous seeds

is a broader name for similar shrubs not only that native type
mescal bean
vsfrijolito
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A shrub or small tree with blue flowers and red seeds that are poisonous to people and animals

is the general shrub term not limited to that exact species
frijolillo
vsfrijolito
  • Specialized
9.9

A small shrub or tree with blue flowers and red beans that are poisonous to livestock

is the same plant but uses a different regional name
coral bean
vsfrijolito
  • US
9.5

A shrub or small tree with divided leaves, blue flower spikes and red seeds, some poisonous to farm animals

is the specific poisonous shrub rather than a sometimes poisonous group

Surface Forms

frijolito singular
frijolitos plural

Etymology

Frijolito comes from the Spanish word frijol ('bean') and the ending -ito ('small'), so it means 'little bean'. That picture helps remember the word: it is a shrub with small red beans and fragrant blue flowers, but the beans are poisonous to animals.