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struggle4progress

(118,379 posts) Wed Jun 20, 2018, 07:24 AM Jun 2018

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"Tornillo" en ingles

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"Tornillo" en ingles (Original Post) struggle4progress Jun 2018 OP

Why would they name a town Cha Jun 2018 #1

It's a Spanish name for the Screwbean Mesquite, which has screwy seed pods struggle4progress Jun 2018 #2

Oh! Indigenous to Tornillo. Cha Jun 2018 #3

The cactus, right? Or a bean plant................ raven mad Jun 2018 #4

Cha

(298,074 posts)

1. Why would they name a town

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 07:28 AM

Jun 2018

"Screw"?

struggle4progress

(118,379 posts)

2. It's a Spanish name for the Screwbean Mesquite, which has screwy seed pods

Reply to Cha (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 07:33 AM

Jun 2018

Cha

(298,074 posts)

3. Oh! Indigenous to Tornillo.

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 07:44 AM

Jun 2018

Interesting! Gracias, struggle

raven mad

(4,940 posts)

4. The cactus, right? Or a bean plant................

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 08:18 AM

Jun 2018

But it fits for those children.

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