Screwbean Mesquite (Noun)
Meaning
Shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The screwbean mesquite thrived in the dry conditions of the southwestern desert landscape.
- Hikers navigated through the dense thorny thicket of screwbean mesquite, carefully avoiding the spiky branches.
- Rangers studied the screwbean mesquite for its potential uses as a sustainable firewood source.
- Researchers examined the spirally twisted pods of the screwbean mesquite for signs of environmental stress.
- A herder utilized the screwbean mesquite as supplemental food for the cattle during a prolonged drought.