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screw bean

American  

noun

  1. a tree, Prosopis pubescens, of the legume family, native to the southwestern U.S., bearing twisted pods used as fodder.

  2. the pod itself.

Etymology

Origin of screw bean

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

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