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tornillo
tor·nil·lo T0278050 (tôr-nĭl′ō, -nē′ō)n. pl. tor·nil·los 1. See screwbean mesquite.2. A seismic signal associated with magma flow within a volcano and consisting of low frequency seismic waves that appear on a seismogram as a line resembling a screw seen from the side.
[Spanish, little lathe, screw, screw bean, diminutive of torno, lathe, from Latin tornus; see turn.]tornillo (tɔːˈniːjəʊ; tɔːˈnɪləʊ) n (Animals) a shrub which is found in Mexico and some south-western states of the US Also called: screw beanscrew′ bean`
n. 1. a tree, Prosopis pubescens, of the legume family, native to the southwestern U.S., bearing twisted pods used as fodder. 2. the pod itself. Also called tornillo. [1865–70, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | tornillo - shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted podsProsopis pubescens, screwbean, screwbean mesquite, screw beanmesquit, mesquite - any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugarscrew bean - spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed |
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Synonyms for tornillonoun shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted podsSynonyms- Prosopis pubescens
- screwbean
- screwbean mesquite
- screw bean
Related Words- mesquit
- mesquite
- screw bean
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