The rounded, sea-dispersed seed of any of several tropical plants, occasionally found on British coasts, especially that of a leguminous climber, Entada gigas; usually in plural.
Origin
Mid 19th century.
Definition of fairy eggs in US English:
fairy eggs
noun
British Regional
The rounded, sea-dispersed seed of any of several tropical plants, occasionally found on British coasts, especially that of a leguminous climber, Entada gigas; usually in plural.