mesquite
or mes·quit
noun
Origin of mesquite
Mesquite
noun
Examples from the Web for mesquite
Contemporary Examples of mesquite
Mistletoes on mesquite trees in central Mexico have been linked to a greater abundance of tropical bird species.
“The media really started to pay attention when someone died in 2011,” said Kenny Fritch, a 28-year-old from Mesquite, Texas.
Its handle, she notes, was made from a mesquite tree in her back yard.
ST: At my house, cooked on my Big Green Egg over lump charcoal and mesquite.
He had scratches on his wrist, maybe from a cholla cactus or from sleeping under a mesquite tree.
Historical Examples of mesquite
No doubt she could evolve a delicious gum from the mesquite and the incense plant.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
They made their way to the kitchen, and started a blaze with mesquite bark.
The Treasure TrailMarah Ellis Ryan
But he made the bank and staggering up to the mesquite tree, he untied Peter.
The Forbidden TrailHonor Willsie
For the first time since the stop in the mesquite, Carmena halted her quick advance.
Bloom of CactusRobert Ames Bennet
This suggestion instantly recalled to Clarence his vision in the mesquite.
A Waif of the PlainsBret Harte