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screw bean

 
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–noun
1. a tree, Prosopis pubescens, of the legume family, native to the southwestern U.S., bearing twisted pods used as fodder.
2. the pod itself.
Also called tornillo.

Origin:
1865–70, Americanism
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screw bean  
n.   In both senses also called tornillo.

  1. A shrub or small tree (Prosopis pubescens) of the southwest United States and adjacent areas of Mexico, having pinnately compound leaves, tiny yellowish-white flowers, and twisted pods used as fodder.

  2. The pod of this plant.

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