Meanings
plural mescal beans · alternative mescalbean
- 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe 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 synonyms by meaning
nounshrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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mescal bean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mescal%20bean
“mescal bean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mescal%20bean. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mescal bean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mescal%20bean.
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