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tornillo

n. 1 A small tree, (taxlink Prosopis pubescens species noshow=1), native to Mexico and parts of the United States that has spirally twisted pods; the screwbean 2 (context geology English) A low-frequency seismic event associated with volcanoes

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tornillo

n. shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods [syn: screw bean, screwbean, screwbean mesquite, Prosopis pubescens]

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Tornillo, TX -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Texas
Population (2000): 1609
Housing Units (2000): 437
Land area (2000): 3.420580 sq. miles (8.859261 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.420580 sq. miles (8.859261 sq. km)
FIPS code: 73376
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 31.439308 N, 106.095580 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Tornillo

Tornillo can mean:

  • Tornillo, Texas
  • Tornillo, an album by Glen Phillips
  • tornillo event, a low-frequency volcanic seismic event
  • Any of several species of trees in the genus Prosopis, including:
    • Prosopis pubescens
    • Prosopis reptans
  • Mark Tornillo, lead vocalist for Accept, a German rock band

Usage examples of "tornillo".

In the center, a large artificial waterfall plunged into a rocky pool surrounded by showy clumps of grass, a fifteen-foot green cactus with many branches and symmetrical ribs, and a tornillo mesquite with twisted limbs, hung wim odd-shaped corkscrew beans.