Screw bean Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed
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noun shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
screwbean; tornillo; Prosopis pubescens; screwbean mesquite.
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(Bot.) (a) The curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree (Prosopis pubescens ) growing from Texas to California. It is used for fodder, and ground into meal by the Indians.(b) The tree itself. Its heavy hard wood is used for fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties.
