mescal beans

A form of mescal bean — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of mescal bean
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