HyperDic: screw_bean

English > 2 senses of the expression screw bean:
NOUNplantscrew beanspirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed
plantscrew bean, screwbean, tornillo, screwbean mesquite, Prosopis pubescensshrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
English > screw bean: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningspirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed.
Part ofscrew bean, screwbean, tornillo, screwbean mesquite, Prosopis pubescensshrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
Broaderpod, seedpodA several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant
English > screw bean: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningshrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods.
Synonymsscrewbean, tornillo, screwbean mesquite, Prosopis pubescens
Partsscrew beanspirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed
Broadermesquite, mesquitAny of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar
Spanishscrewbean, tornillo
Catalanscrewbean

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