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mescal bean

mescal bean noun: the shrubs or small trees of genus Dermatophyllum of the pea family Fabaceae, native to southwestern North America from western Texas to Arizona in the United States and from Chihuahua to Nuevo León in Mexico, that bear toxic beans used in ordeal rituals by native peoples.

Noun

mescal bean (plural mescal beans)

  1. The shrubs or small trees of genus Dermatophyllum of the pea family Fabaceae, native to southwestern North America from western Texas to Arizona in the United States and from Chihuahua to Nuevo León in Mexico, that bear toxic beans used in ordeal rituals by native peoples.
    Synonyms:
    Calia, hot bean

Synonyms of mescal bean

Forms of mescal bean

pluralmescal beans
alternative formmescalbean

Words formed from mescal bean

  • Arizona mescalbean
  • Guadalupe mescalbean
  • Texas mescalbean

Questions about mescal bean

What does mescal bean mean?
Mescal bean means the shrubs or small trees of genus Dermatophyllum of the pea family Fabaceae, native to southwestern North America from western Texas to Arizona in the United States and from Chihuahua to Nuevo León in Mexico, that bear toxic beans used in ordeal rituals by native peoples.
What part of speech is mescal bean?
Mescal bean is a noun.
What is the plural of mescal bean?
The plural of mescal bean is mescal beans.

Words near mescal bean in the dictionary

  1. mesaxon
  2. mesaxonic
  3. mesaxons
  4. mesc
  5. mescal
  6. mescal bean
  7. mescal beans
  8. mescalbean
  9. mescalbeans
  10. Mescalero
  11. Mescaleros

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