mescal bean
English
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Noun
[edit]mescal bean (plural mescal beans)
- 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.
Synonyms
[edit]- (Calia): frijolito, mountain-laurel
- (Texas): hot bean
Derived terms
[edit]- Arizona mescalbean (Dermatophyllum arizonicum)
- Guadalupe mescalbean (Dermatophyllum gypsophilum)
- Texas mescalbean (Dermatophyllum secundiflorum)
References
[edit]- “mescal bean”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
mescal bean on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Dermatophyllum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Dermatophyllum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
