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Jumping bean is a noun.
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WHAT DOES JUMPING BEAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

jumping bean

Mexican jumping bean

Mexican jumping beans, native to Mexico, are seed pods that have been inhabited by the larva of a small moth. The "bean", usually tan to brown in color, "jumps" when heated, because the larva spasms in an attempt to roll the seed to a cooler environment to avoid dehydration and consequent death. They are from the shrub Sebastiania pavoniana, often also referred to as "jumping bean". However, they are not related to actual beans, but rather to spurges. The beans are considered non-toxic, but are not intended to be eaten. After the moth egg laid on the plant hatches, the larva eats away the inside of the bean and attaches itself to the inside of the bean with silk-like thread. The larva may live for months inside the bean with varying periods of dormancy. If the larva has adequate conditions of moisture and temperature, it will live long enough to go into a pupal stage. In the spring, the moth forces itself out of the bean through a round "trap door", leaving behind the pupal casing. After its metamorphosis, the small, silver and gray-colored moth lives for no more than a few days.

Definition of jumping bean in the English dictionary

The definition of jumping bean in the dictionary is a seed of any of several Mexican euphorbiaceous plants, esp species of Sebastiania, that contains a moth caterpillar whose movements cause it to jerk about.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JUMPING BEAN

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WORDS THAT END LIKE JUMPING BEAN

adzuki bean
bean
black bean
broad bean
butter bean
cannellini bean
castor bean
fava bean
French bean
green bean
jelly bean
kidney bean
locust bean
mung bean
navy bean
pinto bean
runner bean
scarlet runner bean
soya bean
string bean
tonka bean

Synonyms and antonyms of jumping bean in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «jumping bean» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JUMPING BEAN

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The translations of jumping bean from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jumping bean» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

跳豆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

frijol saltando
570 millions of speakers

English

jumping bean
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कूद सेम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القفز الفول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прыжки бобов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

feijão pulando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাম্পিং মটরশুটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fève sauteuse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melompat kacang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

springen Bohne
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジャンプ豆
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

점프 콩
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Melompat kacang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhảy đậu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜம்பிங் பீன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बीन उडी मारणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fasulye atlamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fagiolo di salto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skoki szparagowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стрибки бобів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sarind fasole
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άλμα φασολιών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spring boontjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hoppning böna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hopping bean
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JUMPING BEAN»

Discover the use of jumping bean in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jumping bean and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Harry Hoyle's Giant Jumping Bean
Harry's seventy-two room collection of things is imperiled by a dangerous jumping bean.
William Van Horn, 1980
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Norma Jean, Jumping Bean
But when the school's field-day games come up, Norma Jean is coaxed back into action long enough to win ribbons. Light, popular fare for beginning readers."--Booklist. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Joanna Cole, 2010
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PEDRO THE MEXICAN JUMPING BEAN
Abby Johnston. In a small Mexican village deep down in the Southwest corner of Mexico, there was the finest jumping bean community inallthe land. FarmerBluehad themost lush, fertilefarm in the area. He wasvery proud of thefactthat the ...
Abby Johnston, 2014
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More Picture-perfect Science Lessons: Using Children's Books ...
What effect does sound have on jumping bean larvae? ? What effect does light have on jumping bean larvae? ? What effect does vibration have on jumping bean larvae? Have students select a question to investigate as a class, or have ...
Karen Rohrich Ansberry, Emily Rachel Morgan, 2007
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Thinking Outside the Bean
Then have teams set up jumping bean experiment stations and rotate through each, recording in their journals the title of the experiment, observations, and conclusions. Have teams compare findings and draw conclusions based on the ...
Debbie Keiser, Brenda McGee, Brandon Bolt, Brenda McGee, Debbie Keiser, 2005
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Native Plants for Southwestern Landscapes
Mexican Jumping-bean Sapium biloculare EUPHORBIACEAE [SPURGE FAMILY ] Description The name of this evergreen shrub or small tree is a little misleading. It isn't really a type of bean; rather, the plant is in the same family as poinset- tia ...
Judy Mielke, 2010
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Battlegrounds and Crossroads: Social and Imaginary Space in ...
The narratives I tackle here have adopted a more lyrical though no less critical tone about the conditions of Mexican Americans in the U.S. With her story "The Jumping Bean" (1992) and her novel Under the Feet of Jesus (1995) she has ...
Maria Antònia Oliver-Rotger, 2003
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Improving Primary Literacy: Linking Home and School
Wow! exclaimed the red Jumping bean we are stuck in the ring of air around the world. Lets do a really big bounce. So they did and then they landed on Jupiter. They saw erupting volcanoes everywhere, but it was very cold. 'We need some ...
Anthony Feiler, Jane Andrews, Pamela Greenhough, 2007
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Lucas and His Loco Beans
"This children's story serves not only as a factual introduction to the fascinating life history of the Mexican Jumping Bean of southern Sonora, Mexico, Lucas and His Loco Beans also provides the young reader with an introduction to a number  ...
Ramona Moreno Winner, 2002
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The chest of dreams
LILY explodes, startling KARKINO.) BOOM! (LILY becomes a jumping bean.) I am a jumping bean, a jumping bean, a jumping bean. (She continues to be a jumping bean, repeating the above during KARKINO's speech.) KARKINO. Look at me ...
Max Bush, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JUMPING BEAN»

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Grab your leg warmers - The Rewind Festival North is coming to …
Food outlets over the weekend include Barnaby Skyke's pies, Dinky Donuts, Jumping Bean burritos, Kitch chargrill serving burgers, hotdogs, ... «Macclesfield Express, Jul 15»
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Forever young | mydigitalfc.com
“He is like a flying jumping bean, a bundle of hyper-kinetic energy, with the tour's quickest hands.” No wonder age is nothing but a number to ... «mydigitalfc.com, Jul 15»
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Rob Kanter: Bouncing sphere mystery solved
What's spherical and white, less than a millimeter in diameter and bounces like a Mexican jumping bean? This odd question occurred to my ... «Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette, Jun 15»
4
Going, going, gone
He was cross-eyed, hopped around like a Mexican jumping bean and bleated with grand energy. He was the animal kingdom's definition of ... «Burlington Times News, Jun 15»
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Making her artful mark in history
Then, I turned into a jumping bean!” Essentially, Patterson's intention with the artwork was to depict America's love affair with Lady Liberty. «Yakima Herald-Republic, Jun 15»
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Concert review: Rolling Stones delivered 'satisfaction' to Ohio State …
Kid Rock looked like a tiny jumping bean on stage. He jumped around and up and down, dominating the stage like rock 'n' roll was his name. «OSU - The Lantern, May 15»
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Man killed in Pilsen stabbing 'lived to love'
... Avina had helped paint a mural honoring Foley in Pilsen across the street from Cafe Jumping Bean, a coffee shop where Avina was a regular ... «Chicago Tribune, May 15»
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31 Thoughts During A Massage That Everyone Has, Because It's …
Even at my most physically relaxed, my thoughts bounce around like a Mexican jumping bean. A massage appointment can be a really intimate experience for ... «Bustle, May 15»
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Jumping Bean Coffee Franchise- President, Jeff LeDrew
Jumping Bean's story is one of social responsibility meeting innovative thinking and old fashioned hard work. Jeff sources only organic and fair ... «BeTheBoss.ca, May 15»
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Jumping Bean Coffee founder named entrepreneur of the year
Despite some setbacks, the founder of a St. John's-based coffee company says it's been a banner year — and now he's got the hardware to ... «CBC.ca, May 15»

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