Prosopis pubescens

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Prosopis pubescens - shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods

screwbean, screwbean mesquite, tornillo, screw bean

mesquit, mesquite - any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar

screw bean - spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed

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mesquit Mesquite screw bean Screw-pod mesquite screwbean screwbean mesquite tornillo			172 55 89 glandulosa 1984 Screwbean Prosopis pubescens 2007 43 24 31 Velvet Prosopis velutina 1949 196 46 60 Western honey Prosopis glandulosa var. The National Register of Big Trees 2008 by Dawley, Margo; Phillips, Janelle / American Forests glandulasa, 2000 Screwbean, Prosopis pubescens, 2001 48 27 Velvet, Prosopis velutina, 1993 196 46 Western honey, Prosopis glandulosa 99 28 var. The national register of Big Trees: 2002-2003 (A-Y) by American Forests			Prosiphon prosit proslavery Prosobranch Prosobranchiata Prosocoele Prosocoelia Prosodiacal Prosodiacally Prosodial Prosodian prosodic prosodic system Prosodical prosodion Prosodist prosody ProSom prosoma prosopagnosia prosopalgia Prosopis Prosopis glandulosa Prosopis juliflora Prosopis juliiflora Prosopis pubescens Prosopium Prosopium cylindraceum Prosopium williamsonii Prosopocephala prosopography Prosopolepsy prosopopeia prosopopoeia Prosopulmonata prospect prospecting Prospection prospective Prospectively Prospectiveness Prospectless prospector prospectus prosper Prosper Meniere Prospering prosperity prosperity gospel Prospero Lambertini prosperous			prosoma prosoma prosomal prosomal prosomas prosomas prosop(o)- prosop- Prosopagnoisa Prosopagnoisa Prosopagnoisa prosopagnosia prosopagnosia prosopagnosia Prosopagnosics Prosopagnosics Prosopagnosics Prosopagnosis Prosopagnosis Prosopagnosis prosopalgia prosopalgia prosopectasia Prosopis Prosopis Prosopis glandulosa Prosopis glandulosa Prosopis juliflora Prosopis julifloria Prosopis juliiflora Prosopis pubescens prosopite Prosopium Prosopium cylindraceum Prosopium williamsoni Prosopium williamsonii prosoplasia prosopo- Prosopoagnosia Prosopoagnosia Prosopoagnosia Prosopocephala prosopodiplegia prosopographer prosopographers prosopographical prosopographies prosopography Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire Prosopolepsy prosoponeuralgia prosopopeia prosopopilary virilism prosopoplegia prosopoplegia prosopoplegia prosopoplegia prosopopoeia Prosopora prosoposchisis prosoposchisis

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