单词 | screw mesquite |
释义 | > as lemmasscrew mesquite screw mesquite n. the screw-bean mesquite, Prosopis pubescens; (also) the wood of this plant. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > [noun] > prosopis or mesquite cod tree1704 algarroba1717 mizquitl1753 mesquite1759 Prosopis1776 screw-bean1851 screw mesquite1853 tornillo1866 kiawe1915 tamarugo1972 1853 S. P. Heintzelman Rep. 15 July in Indian Affairs on Pacific (1857) 48 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (34th Congress, 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 76) IX They make..fish-hooks of hard wood, such as the screw mesquite. 1941 Jrnl. N.Y. Entomol. Soc. 49 167 In places where the soil is alkaline, screw mesquite P. pubescens, occurs. 2009 Native Peoples A to Z (ed. 2) IV. 1255/2 Acorns from the mountains were frequently used,..as was the bean or honey and the screw mesquite. < as lemmas |
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