Meaning | shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods. |
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Synonyms | screw bean, screwbean, tornillo, Prosopis pubescens |
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Parts | screw bean | spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed |
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Broader | mesquite, mesquit | Any 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 |
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Spanish | screwbean, tornillo |
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Catalan | screwbean |
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