What does "screwbean" mean?

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

Screwbean

Common synonyms include: screwbean mesquite, prosopis pubescens, screw bean, screw bean, screw pod mesquite, tornillo.

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Noun

1
Prosopis pubescens, a flowering shrub or small tree in the pea family, native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
2
shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods wordnet
3
The nutritious seedpod of this plant.

From screw + bean.

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