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- noun A small, bean
-shaped ,chewy candy /sweet with a firm coating and a jelly-like center, made ofsugar ,flavoring ,coloring and sometimesstarch or otherthickener , and usually soldassorted in a wide variety of flavors and bright colors.
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- noun sugar-glazed jellied candy
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reesetee commented on the word jelly bean
National Jelly Bean Day: April 22. Too bad if Easter has come and gone.
November 8, 2007