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screwbean

screwbean noun: prosopis pubescens, a flowering shrub or small tree in the pea family, native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.

Noun

screwbean (plural screwbeans)

  1. Prosopis pubescens, a flowering shrub or small tree in the pea family, native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
  2. The nutritious seedpod of this plant.

Synonyms of screwbean

Forms of screwbean

pluralscrewbeans
alternative formscrew bean

Origin of screwbean

From screw + bean.

Phrases with screwbean

Questions about screwbean

What does screwbean mean?
Screwbean means prosopis pubescens, a flowering shrub or small tree in the pea family, native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
What part of speech is screwbean?
Screwbean is a noun.
What is the plural of screwbean?
The plural of screwbean is screwbeans.

Words near screwbean in the dictionary

  1. screwballers
  2. screwballery
  3. screwballish
  4. screwballism
  5. screwballs
  6. screwbean
  7. screwbean mesquite
  8. screwbean mesquites
  9. screwbeans
  10. screwboard
  11. screwboards

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