n. A small tree, Prosopis pubescens, native to Mexico and parts of the United States that has spirally twisted pods; the screw bean
n. A low-frequency seismic event associated with volcanoes
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n. shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods
Word Usage
"This is called the "tornillo" (screw), and it is a real corkscrew path, cut out of the mountain side at an angle of about 50 deg., and about 450 feet of a climb."