screwbean

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screwbean

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From screw + bean.

noun screwbeans · screw bean

Prosopis pubescens, a flowering shrub or small tree in the pea family, native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Similar: screwbean mesquite, screw pod mesquite
The nutritious seedpod of this plant.

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@misc{screwbean_2026,
  title = {screwbean},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/screwbean},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}