Tornillo

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tornillo
       n : shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and
           northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods [syn: {screw
           bean}, {screwbean}, {screwbean mesquite}, {Prosopis
           pubescens}]



From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Tornillo, TX -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Texas
     Population (2000):    1609
     Housing Units (2000): 437
     Land area (2000):     3.420580 sq. miles (8.859261 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.420580 sq. miles (8.859261 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            73376
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             31.439308 N, 106.095580 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Tornillo, TX
      Tornillo