screwbean

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

screw +‎ bean

Noun[edit]

screwbean (plural screwbeans)

  1. Prosopis pubescens, a flowering shrub or small tree in the pea family, native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
    Synonym: screw pod mesquite
  2. The nutritious seedpod of this plant.
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