MESQUITE

mesquite, mesquit

(noun) any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

mesquite (plural mesquites)

Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Prosopis found in North America, and used as forage, which have long, beige seed/bean pods which may be dried and ground into a sweet, nutty flour.

The wood of these trees, used for smoking food, or charcoal made from this wood.

Country or land dominated by mesquite trees.

Proper noun

Mesquite

An unincorporated community in Imperial County, California.

A city in Clark County, Nevada.

A census-designated place in New Mexico.

A city in Dallas County and Kaufman County, Texas; suburb of Dallas,.

A ghost town in Borden County, Texas.

Source: Wiktionary

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Mes*qui"te, Mes*quit", n. Etym: [Sp. mezquite; said to be a Mexican Indian word.] (Bot.)

Definition: A name for two trees of the southwestern part of North America, the honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite. Honey mesquite. See Algaroba (b).

– Screw-pod mesquite, a smaller tree (Prosopis pubescens), having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by the Indians.

– Mesquite grass, a rich native grass in Western Texas (Bouteloua oligostachya, and other species); -- so called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree; -- called also muskit grass, grama grass.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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