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Meaning of SCREW BEAN

Pronunciation:  skroo been

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
  2. [n]  spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed
 
 Synonyms: Prosopis pubescens, screwbean, screwbean mesquite, tornillo
 
 See Also: mesquit, mesquite, pod, screw bean, seedpod

 

 

 

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