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screwbean
noun screw·bean \ˈskrü-ˌbēn\
Definition of SCREWBEAN
1
: a leguminous shrub or small tree (Prosopis pubescens) of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having spirally twisted pods with sweet pulp —called also screwbean mesquite
2
: the pod of the screwbean
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First Known Use of SCREWBEAN
1866
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