1. (noun) shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods

• prosopis pubescens
• screwbean
• screwbean mesquite
• tornillo

1. (noun) spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed

• pod
• seedpod

2. (noun) shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods

• mesquit
• mesquite