screwbean
noun
screw·bean
ˈskrü-ˌbēn 
1
: a leguminous shrub or small tree (Strombocarpa pubescens synonym Prosopis pubescens) of the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico having spirally twisted pods with sweet pulp
called also screwbean mesquite
2
: the pod of the screwbean
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“Screwbean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screwbean. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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