Abrus

/ˈeɪ.brəs/

Translation of "abrus" into Russian

Noun

/ˈeɪ.brəs/

abrus

abruses pl

абрус

The abrus seeds are known for their bright red color.

Семена абруса известны своим ярко-красным цветом.

Noun

/ˈeɪ.brəs/

The shiny red-and-black seed of Abrus precatorius, traditionally used as a bead and in folk medicine; jequirity bean.

They strung the abrus into bracelets, unaware of the danger it posed.

Proper noun

A genus of flowering plants in the pea family (Fabaceae), native to tropical regions of the Old World, whose best-known species is Abrus precatorius.

Abrus is best known for the brightly coloured, highly toxic seeds of its species Abrus precatorius.