Screw bean
Definition of Screw bean
See
under
Screw
.
(Bot.)
The
curious
spirally
coiled
pod
of
a
leguminous
tree
(
Prosopis
pubescens
)
growing
from
Texas
to
California
.
It
is
used
for
fodder
,
and
ground
into
meal
by
the
Indians
.
The
tree
itself
.
Its
heavy
hard
wood
is
used
for
fuel
,
for
fencing
,
and
for
railroad
ties
.
See also:
Bean
Screw
Screw
Related Words
pod
,
Prosopis
pubescens
,
screwbean
,
screwbean
mesquite
,
seedpod
,
tornillo
Word:
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Screable
Screak
Scream
Screamer
Screaming
Scree
Screech
Screech bird
Screech hawk
Screech owl
Screech rain
Screechers
Screechy
Screed
Screen
Screening
Screenings
Screw
Screw alley
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Screw bolt
Screw box
Screw dock
Screw engine
Screw gear
Screw jack
Screw key
Screw machine
Screw peg
Screw pile
Screw pine
Screw plate
Screw press
Screw propeller
Screw shell
Screw steamer
Screw stone
Screw thread
Screw tree
Screw valve
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