English Explanatory Dictionary

screwbean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

screwbean screwbeans

Etymology

From screw + bean.

Synonyms

screwbean mesquite screw pod mesquite
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