screw bean

1. (noun) shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
Synonyms: Prosopis pubescens, screwbean, screwbean mesquite, tornillo
Related Words: mesquit, mesquite

2. (noun) spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed
Related Words: pod, seedpod



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