mescal bean

mescal bean
A genus (Calia) of three or four species of shrubs or small trees in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to southwestern North America from western Texas to New Mexico and Arizona in the United States, and south through , and in northern Mexico.
Syn: frijolito, mountain-laurel

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  • mescal bean — noun shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans • Syn: ↑coral bean, ↑frijolito, ↑frijolillo, ↑Sophora secundiflora • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • mescal bean — an evergreen shrub or small tree, Sophora secundiflora, of the legume family, of the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, having clusters of fragrant, violet blue flowers and pods containing highly poisonous, bright red seeds. [1855 60, Amer.]… …   Universalium

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