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Wiktionary
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
WordNet
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]
Gazetteer
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.
Headwords:
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.
Headwords:
Tornillo, TX
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Wikipedia
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.