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mesquite
or mes·quit
[ me-skeet, mes-keet ]
/ mɛˈskit, ˈmɛs kit /
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noun
any of several usually spiny trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Prosopis, of the legume family, as P. juliflora or P. glandulosa, of western North America, having bipinnate leaves and beanlike pods and often forming dense thickets.
the wood of such a tree or shrub, used especially in grilling or barbecuing food.
any of various similar or related plants.
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Origin of mesquite
1830–40, Americanism;<Mexican Spanish mezquite<Nahuatl mizquitl
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Other definitions for mesquite (2 of 2)
Mesquite
[ me-skeet, mi- ]
/ mɛˈskit, mɪ- /
noun
a city in NE Texas, E of Dallas.
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British Dictionary definitions for mesquite
mesquite
mesquit
/ (mɛˈskiːt, ˈmɛskiːt) /
noun
any small leguminous tree of the genus Prosopis, esp the tropical American P. juliflora, whose sugary pods (mesquite beans) are used as animal fodderAlso called: algarroba, honey locust, honey mesquite
Word Origin for mesquite
C19: from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl mizquitl
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