Definition of mesquit Mesquit
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What does mesquit mean?
WordNet
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| mesquit - 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 | ||
| mesquite | ||
| shrub, bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems | ||
| genus prosopis, prosopis genus of tropical or subtropical branching shrubs or trees: mesquite | ||
| honey mesquite, prosopis glandulosa, western honey mesquite thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in sugar and important as livestock feed; tends to form extensive thickets | ||
| prosopis juliflora, prosopis juliiflora, algarroba mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- mesquit (n.)
A name for two trees of the southwestern part of North America, the honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite.
Part of speech
🔤- mesquit, noun, singular of mesquits.
