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screw bean
screw′ 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.screw bean - spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feedProsopis pubescens, screwbean, screwbean mesquite, tornillo, screw bean - shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted podsseedpod, pod - a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant | | 2.screw bean - shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted podsProsopis pubescens, screwbean, screwbean mesquite, tornillomesquit, 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 |
screw bean
Synonyms for screw beannoun spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feedRelated Words- Prosopis pubescens
- screwbean
- screwbean mesquite
- tornillo
- screw bean
- seedpod
- pod
noun shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted podsSynonyms- Prosopis pubescens
- screwbean
- screwbean mesquite
- tornillo
Related Words- mesquit
- mesquite
- screw bean
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