screwbean mesquite

Definitions of screwbean mesquite
  1. noun
    shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
    synonyms: Prosopis pubescens, screw bean, screwbean, tornillo
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    mesquit, mesquite
    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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