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noun
Prosopis pubescens, a flowering shrub or small tree in the pea family, native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: screwbean mesquite, screw pod mesquite
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The nutritious seedpod of this plant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: screw bean, tornillo, screwbean mesquite, Prosopis pubescens
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mesquite, mesquit
History
From screw + bean.
