English Explanatory Dictionary

mescal bean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Shrubs or small trees of genus Dermatophyllum of the pea family Fabaceae, native to southwestern North America from western Texas to Arizona in the United States and from Chihuahua to Nuevo León in Mexico, that bear toxic beans used in ordeal rituals by native peoples.

Word forms

mescal bean mescal beans

Synonyms

Calia hot bean

Derived words

Arizona mescalbean Guadalupe mescalbean Texas mescalbean
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