mescal bean
mescal bean · mescal beans
The shrubs or small trees of genus Dermatophyllum of the pea family Fabaceae, native…The shrubs or small trees of genus Dermatophyllum of the pea family Fabaceae, native to southwestern North America from western Texas to Arizona in the United States and from Chihuahua to Nuevo León in Mexico, that bear toxic beans used in ordeal rituals by native peoples.
Meaning
1 sensesThe shrubs or small trees of genus Dermatophyllum of the pea family Fabaceae, native to southwestern North America from western Texas to Arizona in the United States and from Chihuahua to Nuevo León in Mexico, that bear toxic beans used in ordeal rituals by native peoples.
More definitions
- shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans
Forms
plural: mescal beansSynonyms
6 synonymsfrijolito, mountain-laurel:Calia
Close in meaning
- shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans:coral beanfrijolitofrijolilloSophora secundiflora