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Screw bean

noun

1.

Spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed.

2.

Shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods. Synonyms: Prosopis pubescens, screwbean, screwbean mesquite, tornillo.

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Words linked to "Screw bean" : pod, screwbean, mesquit, tornillo, screwbean mesquite, seedpod, Prosopis pubescens, mesquite

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