screw bean
noun
a tree, Prosopis pubescens, of the legume family, native to the southwestern U.S., bearing twisted pods used as fodder.
the pod itself.
Also called
tornillo.
Origin of screw bean
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Words nearby screw bean
screigh,
screw,
screw around,
screw auger,
screw axis,
screw bean,
screw cap,
screw conveyor,
screw eye,
screw fly,
screw hook
Example sentences from the Web for screw bean
The screw-bean or screw-pod mesquite is a small slender-trunked tree with sharp spines at the bases of the hoary foliage.
Trees Worth Knowing |Julia Ellen Rogers