lucky nut
The hard, brightly coloured seed of Thevetia peruviana (yellow oleander), widely carried as a good-luck charm across the Caribbean and parts of Africa despite being highly toxic if ingested.
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The hard, brightly coloured seed of Thevetia peruviana (yellow oleander), widely carried as a good-luck charm across the Caribbean and parts of Africa despite being highly toxic if ingested. The name is ironic: the same seed that brings luck can cause fatal cardiac arrest.
She wore a lucky nut on a string around her wrist, not knowing the pretty orange seed was deadly if cracked open.
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The poisonous seed of this plant.
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