Screw Bean (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

• Screwbean
• Tornillo
• Screwbean Mesquite
• Prosopis Pubescens

Hypernyms

• Mesquit

Meaning ²

Spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Hypernyms

• Seedpod