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Mesquit
see synonyms of mesquitNoun
1. mesquit, mesquite
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
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Mesquit
see synonyms of mesquitnoun
any small leguminous tree of the genus Prosopis, esp the tropical American P. juliflora, whose sugary pods (mesquite beans) are used as animal fodder
. Also called: algarroba, honey locust, honey mesquiteCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Mesquit
see synonyms of mesquit city in NE Tex.: suburb of Dallas: pop. 125,000
noun
any of several thorny trees or shrubs (genus Prosopis) of the mimosa family, common in the SW U.S. and in Mexico, including the screw bean: the sugary, beanlike, edible pods are used as fodder
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