tornillo

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A seismic signal associated with magma flow within a volcano and consisting of low frequency seismic waves that appear on a seismogram as a line resembling a screw seen from the side.

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A small tree, Prosopis pubescens, native to Mexico and parts of the United States that has spirally twisted pods; the screw bean

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A low-frequency seismic event associated with volcanoes

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shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods